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INTAKE VALVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A valve that controls the flow of fluid through an intake
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("intake valve" is a kind of...):
valve (control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid)
Holonyms ("intake valve" is a part of...):
cylinder; piston chamber (a chamber within which piston moves)