valvenoun [ C ]
uk/vælv/us/vælv/a device that opens and closes to control the flow of liquids or gases, or a similar structure in the heart and the veins that controls the flow of blood:
The valve failed to open/close.
It was a weak heart valve that caused her death.
part of a musical instrument such as a trumpet that changes the sound by controlling the flow of air
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