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BUTTERFLY VALVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A valve in a carburetor that consists of a disc that turns and acts as a throttle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("butterfly valve" is a kind of...):
valve (control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid)
Holonyms ("butterfly valve" is a part of...):
carburetor; carburettor (mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion)
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