receiving valve
noun
1 Mechanics a valve situated at the point at which water or other fluid enters a vessel or chamber.
2 Electronics a thermionic valve or vacuum tube designed for use in a receiver.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in U.S. Patents.
- attainment
- attaint
- Attalid
- attap
- attar
- attempt
- Attenborough, Richard
- Attenborough, Sir David
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- attentional deficit
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- attention deficit disorder
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- attention-getter
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