slide valve

slide valve
noun
valve that opens and closes a passageway by sliding over a port
Hypernyms: ↑valve

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noun
: a valve that opens and closes a passageway by sliding over a port; specifically : such a valve often used in steam engines for admitting steam to the piston and releasing it and having a cuplike cavity in its face through which the exhaust passes

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Mach.
a valve that slides without lifting to open or close an aperture, as the valves of the ports in the cylinders of certain steam engines.
[1795-1805]

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slide valve noun
A valve in which openings are covered and uncovered by a sliding part
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Main Entry:slide

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slide valve,
an engine valve that slides (without lifting) to open or close an aperture.

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n. a piece that opens and closes an aperture by sliding across it

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  • slide valve — /ˈslaɪd vælv/ (say sluyd valv) noun 1. Machinery a valve that slides (without lifting) to open or close an aperture, as the valves of the ports in the cylinders of certain steam engines. 2. Music a perforated slide used to cut off the air supply… …  

  • slide valve — noun Date: 1802 a valve that opens and closes a passageway by sliding over a port; specifically such a valve often used in steam engines for admitting steam to the piston and releasing it …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • slide valve — Mach. a valve that slides without lifting to open or close an aperture, as the valves of the ports in the cylinders of certain steam engines. [1795 1805] * * * …   Universalium

  • slide valve — A valve that slides across an aperture to expose the port or opening …   Dictionary of automotive terms

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