valve B1 Topic:The Human Body US /ˈvælv/ See IPA manual Freq #8888 Meanings 1 noun a control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid If we can turn off the valve soon, we can stop the basement from flooding. 2 noun a structure in a hollow organ, like the heart, with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it One of your heart valves is not functioning properly. 3 noun A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a space, such as a pipe, manifold, or plenum. Open the valve. 4 noun One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or control the flow in the opposite direction. The ileocecal valve. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms equivalvequadrivalvetrivalveunivalvevalvalvalvarvalvoplasty Related forms safety-valvevalvedvalveless Common collocations intake valve Noun + noun sluice valve Noun + noun mitral valve Adjective + noun exhaust valve Noun + noun Etymology From Middle English valve, from Latin valva (“double door, valve”). Doublet of valva. Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # valve **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈvælv/ **Frequency rank:** 8888 ## Meanings 1. a control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid 2. a structure in a hollow organ, like the heart, with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it 3. A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a space, such as a pipe, manifold, or plenum. 4. One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or control the flow in the opposite direction. ## Examples - If we can turn off the valve soon, we can stop the basement from flooding. - One of your heart valves is not functioning properly. - Open the valve. - The ileocecal valve. ## Derived Forms - equivalve - quadrivalve - trivalve - univalve - valval - valvar - valvoplasty ## Related Forms - safety-valve - valved - valveless ## Etymology From Middle English valve, from Latin valva (“double door, valve”). Doublet of valva. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown