BUTTERFLY VALVE


Meaning of BUTTERFLY VALVE in English

Function: noun

Date: 1846

1 : a valve consisting of two semicircular clappers hinged to a cross rib that permits fluid flow in only one direction

2 : a damper or valve in a pipe consisting of a disk turning on a bisecting axis

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