nnoun.bodya structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through itDerivationally Related Form:valveletvalvular
Part Holonyms:heart pump ticker
Hypernyms:anatomical structure bodily structure body structure complex body part structure
Inherited Hypernyms:valvestructurebody partpartthingphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:cardiac valveheart valveileocecal valvevalveletvalvulavalvule
Full Hyponyms:aortic valveatrioventricular valveheart valveileocecal valvemitral valvepulmonary valvesemilunar valvetricuspid valvevalvule
nnoun.artifactdevice in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a toneDerivationally Related Form:valvelet
Part Holonyms:brass brass instrument
Hypernyms:device
Inherited Hypernyms:valvedeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifactcontrol consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluidDerivationally Related Form:valveletvalvular
Hypernyms:control controller
Inherited Hypernyms:valvecontrolmechanismdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:acceleratorball valvebutterfly valvechokeclackclack valveclapper valveescapeescape cockescape valveexhaust valveintake valvepoppetpoppet valverelief valvesafety valveslide valvethrottlethrottle valve
Part Meronyms:handwheel handwheel
Full Hyponyms:acceleratorautomatic chokeball valvebutterfly valvechokeclack valveexhaust valveintake valvepoppetsafety valveslide valve
nnoun.animalthe entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscsHypernyms:shell
Inherited Hypernyms:valveshellcoveringnatural objectwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.animalone of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopodsHypernyms:shell
Inherited Hypernyms:valveshellcoveringnatural objectwholeobjectphysical entityentity