la
feminine
/ˈbalβula/
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Translation
valve
Word origin
From Latin valvula, a diminutive of valva ('leaf of a folding door'). The sense of a device that opens and closes a passage comes from that image of a swinging door leaf.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- valvula
- English cognates
- valve
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralválvulas
Examples
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The valve controls the flow of water through the pipe.
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One of the engine valves needs to be changed.
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Do you know how to close the gas valve?
regulan .
The heart has four valves that regulate the blood.
defectuosa provocó fuga .
A faulty valve caused the air leak.
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