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noun
A valve in the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine that controls the passage of fluid to be drawn into the cylinder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: automotive, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, transport, vehicles
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noun
a valve that controls the flow of fluid through an intake
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: valve
History
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