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let-out — n excuse, escape, means/way of escape, way out, cure, remedy, safety valve, loophole, error in the law, legal flaw, technicality, escape clause COLLOQ. get out … Useful english dictionary
exhaust valve — noun a valve through which burned gases from a cylinder escape into the exhaust manifold • Hypernyms: ↑valve • Part Holonyms: ↑exhaust, ↑exhaust system * * * exhaust pipe or exhaust valve noun The pipe or valve through which exhaust gases pass… … Useful english dictionary
I-Active Valve Lift System — (AVLS) is an automobile variable valve timing technology used by Subaru. It varies the duration, timing and lift of the intake valves by using hydraulic pressure to lock two sets of independent camshaft lobes together. This system is similar to… … Wikipedia
Bicuspid aortic valve — Whereas the normal aortic valve in the heart has three flaps (cusps) that open and close, a bicupid valve has only two. There may be no symptoms in childhood, but in time the valve may become stenotic (narrowed), making it harder for blood to… … Medical dictionary
escape valve — noun a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level • Syn: ↑safety valve, ↑relief valve, ↑escape cock, ↑escape • Hypernyms: ↑valve, ↑regulator * * * … Useful english dictionary
Thermostatic Radiator Valve — A Thermostatic Radiator Valve, (TRV), is a self regulating valve fitted to hot water heating system radiators. The TRV controls the temperature of a room by regulating the flow of hot water to the radiator.TRVs consist of two parts, a valve that… … Wikipedia
Aortic valve, bicuspid — Whereas the normal aortic valve in the heart has three flaps (cusps) that open and close, a bicupid valve has only two. There may be no symptoms in childhood, but in time the valve may become stenotic (narrowed), making it harder for blood to… … Medical dictionary
safety valve — ˈsafety valve noun [countable] a small part on a machine that opens to let out steam or pressure when it becomes too great: • the safety valve device on the boiler * * * safety valve UK US noun [C] ► PRODUCTION a part of a machine that opens to… … Financial and business terms
intake valve — noun a valve that controls the flow of fluid through an intake • Hypernyms: ↑valve • Part Holonyms: ↑cylinder, ↑piston chamber * * * a valve in the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine that opens at the proper moment in the cycle to… … Useful english dictionary
Air valve — Air Air ([^a]r), n. [OE. air, eir, F. air, L. a[ e]r, fr. Gr. ah r, air, mist, for a[digamma]hr, fr. root a[digamma] to blow, breathe, probably akin to E. wind. In sense 10 the French has taking a meaning fr. It. aria atmosphere, air, fr. the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
