Plural of valve
regular plural
The plural of valve is valves.
Forms of valve
| Singular | valve /ˈvælv/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | valves |
| Countable | countable |
Valves in a sentence
- An oil refinery has an impressively vast number and variety of valves.
- In nearly all internal combustion engines, the valves are of the poppet type.
- I could hear the engine’s valves hammering once the timing rod was thrown.From the entry hammer
- That cheap oil will gum up the engine valves.From the entry gum
- At low engine speeds, valves open to bleed some of the highly-compressed air from the later compressor stages, helping to prevent engine surging.From the entry bleed
Meaning of valve
- noun A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a space, such as a pipe, manifold, or plenum.
- noun Such a device that admits fuel and air into the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, or one that allows combustion gases to exit.
- noun One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or control the flow in the opposite direction.
Questions about the plural of valve
- What is the plural of valve?
- The plural of valve is valves.
- Is valve countable?
- Valve is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: valve (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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