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Valve
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(Lat. valva, a leaf of a double or folding door, allied to volvere, to roll, as of a door on its hinges), a term applied to many mechanical appliances, devices or natural features, which control, by opening and shutting, the flow of air, liquids, vapour, gas, &c., through a passage, tube, pipe or other vessel.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Valve'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/v/valve.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Valve'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/v/valve.html. 1910.
