释义 |
ˈslide-valve Also slide valve. [f. slide v.] A valve having a sliding plate for opening and closing an orifice; spec. one which does this alternately and regularly.
1802Specif. M. Murray's Patent No. 2632, My new invention..consists in application of one slide valve. 1846A. Young Naut. Dict. 298 On one side of the cylinder is this casing which..confines the slide-valves. 1892Low Machine Draw. 74 Slide valves are generally made of brass, bronze, or cast iron. attrib.1844H. Stephens Bk. Farm II. 311 The other eccentric moves the slide-valve-rod. 1846A. Young Naut. Dict. 298 Slide-valve Casing. |