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Noun valve has 3 senses
  1. valve - a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
    --1 is a kind of     structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
    --1 is a part of heart, pump, ticker
    --1 has particulars:
     heart valve, cardiac valve; valvule, valvelet, valvula; ileocecal valve
  2. valve - device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone
    --2 is a kind of     device
    --2 is a part of brass
  3. valve - control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid
    --3 is a kind of     control, controller
    --3 has part: handwheel; handwheel
    --3 has particulars:
     accelerator, throttle, throttle valve; ball valve; butterfly valve; choke; clack valve, clack, clapper valve; exhaust valve; intake valve; poppet, poppet valve; safety valve, relief valve, escape valve, escape cock, escape; slide valve
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