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1. valve_rocker
noun. a lever pivoted at the center; used especially to push a valve down in an internal-combustion engine.
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2. rocker
noun. ['ˈrɑːkɝ'] a curved support that permits the supported object to rock to and fro.
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4. rocker
noun. ['ˈrɑːkɝ'] a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold.
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6. valve
noun. ['ˈvælv'] a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it.
Etymology
- valve (English)
- valva (Latin)
7. valve
noun. ['ˈvælv'] device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone.
Etymology
- valve (English)
- valva (Latin)
8. valve
noun. ['ˈvælv'] the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs.
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Etymology
- valve (English)
- valva (Latin)
9. valve
noun. ['ˈvælv'] control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid.
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Etymology
- valve (English)
- valva (Latin)