slide valve

noun Machinery.

a valve that slides without lifting to open or close an aperture, as the valves of the ports in the cylinders of certain steam engines.

Origin of slide valve

First recorded in 1795–1805

Words nearby slide valve

slider, slide rest, slide rule, slideshow, slide trombone, slide valve, slideway, sliding, sliding fit, sliding flap, sliding friction

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Example sentences from the Web for slide valve

The diagrams of this slide-valve would be difficult to understand.
Steam Steel and Electricity|James W. Steele
In the valve-box is placed the slide-valve v to which is attached the spindle l.
The Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated (Seventh Edition)|Dionysius Lardner
Moreover, the cranks were too long, and the slide-valve caused too much friction in the admission of steam into the cylinder.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo
A A are the eccentrics, B the slide-valve rod with guide G attached.
How to Become an Engineer|Frank W. Doughty

This is caused by the slide-valve shifting its position, because of the impulse it received at the opposite end of the cylinder.
Boys' Book of Model Boats|Raymond Francis Yates

British Dictionary definitions for slide valve

slide valve

noun

a valve that slides across an aperture to expose the port or opening

(modifier) fitted with slide valvesa slide-valve engine

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单词	slide valve
释义	slide valve noun Machinery. a valve that slides without lifting to open or close an aperture, as the valves of the ports in the cylinders of certain steam engines. Origin of slide valve First recorded in 1795–1805 Words nearby slide valve slider, slide rest, slide rule, slideshow, slide trombone, slide valve, slideway, sliding, sliding fit, sliding flap, sliding friction Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for slide valve The diagrams of this slide-valve would be difficult to understand. Steam Steel and Electricity\|James W. Steele In the valve-box is placed the slide-valve v to which is attached the spindle l. The Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated (Seventh Edition)\|Dionysius Lardner Moreover, the cranks were too long, and the slide-valve caused too much friction in the admission of steam into the cylinder. Toilers of the Sea\|Victor Hugo A A are the eccentrics, B the slide-valve rod with guide G attached. How to Become an Engineer\|Frank W. Doughty This is caused by the slide-valve shifting its position, because of the impulse it received at the opposite end of the cylinder. Boys' Book of Model Boats\|Raymond Francis Yates British Dictionary definitions for slide valve slide valve noun a valve that slides across an aperture to expose the port or opening (modifier) fitted with slide valvesa slide-valve engine Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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