VALVA

Meaning of VALVA in English

ˈvalvə noun

( plural val·vae -lˌvē, -lˌvī)

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, leaf of a double door — more at valve

: valve 2a,3,4

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

VALVA — n 1. leaf or wing (of a folding door); 2. [Bot., Zool., etc.] valve (as in valves of the pericarp)
Interlingua English vocab
VALVULA — noun (plural ~e) Etymology: New Latin, diminutive of Latin valva Date: 1615 a small valve or fold
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MULTIVALVE — I. ˈməltə̇+ˌ- adjective Etymology: New Latin multivalvis, from multi- + -valvis (from valva valve) : having many valves — used …
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VALVULA — ˈvalvyələ noun ( plural valvu·lae -ˌlē, -ˌlī) Etymology: New Latin, diminutive of valva 1. : a small valve or fold …
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VALVIFER — ˈvalvəfə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from valva + -i- + -fer : any of the basal plates …
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VALVE
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VALVATE — ˈvalˌvāt adjective Etymology: New Latin valvatus, from Latin, having folding doors, from valva leaf of a folding door + -atus …
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PLURIVALVE — ˈplu̇rəˌvalv adjective Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin plurivalvis, from New Latin pluri- + -valvis (from valva valve) : multivalve
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VALVULA — noun ( plural val·vu·lae -ˌlē, -ˌlī) Etymology: New Latin, diminutive of Latin valva Date: 1615 : a small valve or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VALVE
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VALVE — ■ noun 1》 a device for controlling the passage of fluid through a pipe or duct, especially an automatic device …
Concise Oxford English vocab
VALVULA — [val.vu.la] n, pl -lae [NL, dim. of L valva] (1615): a small valve or fold
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VALVE
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VALVE — / vælv; NAmE / noun 1. a device for controlling the flow of a liquid or gas, letting it move …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VALVE — valve /vælv/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: valva 'part of a door' ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
VALVULAR — adj. 1 having a valve or valves. 2 having the form or function of a valve. [mod.L valvula, dimin. of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
VALVE — n. 1 a device for controlling the passage of fluid through a pipe etc., esp. an automatic device allowing movement …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
VALVULAR — adj. 1 having a valve or valves. 2 having the form or function of a valve. [ mod.L valvula, dimin. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VALVE — n. 1 a device for controlling the passage of fluid through a pipe etc., esp. an automatic device allowing movement …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VALVULAR — adj.1 having a valve or valves. 2 having the form or function of a valve. Etymology: mod.L valvula, dimin. of …
Oxford English vocab
VALVE — n.1 a device for controlling the passage of fluid through a pipe etc., esp. an automatic device allowing movement in …
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