Valve
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone
Framework senses
- §1
- one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods
- §2
- the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs
- §3
- a control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid
- §4
- a device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone
- §5
- a structure in a hollow organ, like the heart, with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it