SEMICONDUCTING LUBE-VALVE

Any piece of techno-gadgetry that defies conventional description and does something that will be described with an overly generalized analogy. Example: Ensign: What if we hooked up the semiconductiing lube-valve to the EPS conduit and reversed the polarity? That should create just the kinda of quantum gravitation field we're looking for. Science Officer: Oh, you mean like filling a ballon with too much air and letting it go? Ensign: Exactly