Valve
noun
A device which controls the movement of liquid or gas from one part to another.
The plumber is repairing the valve on the water pipe.
Often appears as...
- heart valve
- valve control
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Technical
noun
In music, a device on some brass instruments for changing the pitch.
The trumpet's valve was jammed which affected its sound.
Often appears as...
- valve trombone
- valve saxophone
noun
In anatomy, a part of body that opens and closes to control the flow of blood or other substances.
The patient's heart valves were not functioning properly.
Often appears as...
- pulmonary valve
- heart valve
noun
In machinery, a device for controlling the passage of fluid or air through a pipe.
The mechanic replaced the faulty valve in the car's cooling system.
Often appears as...
- safety valve
- control valve
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Technical
noun
A device which controls the movement of liquid or gas from one part to another.
The plumber is repairing the valve on the water pipe.
Often appears as...
- heart valve
- valve control
Usage tips
Technical
noun
In music, a device on some brass instruments for changing the pitch.
The trumpet's valve was jammed which affected its sound.
Often appears as...
- valve trombone
- valve saxophone
noun
In anatomy, a part of body that opens and closes to control the flow of blood or other substances.
The patient's heart valves were not functioning properly.
Often appears as...
- pulmonary valve
- heart valve
noun
In machinery, a device for controlling the passage of fluid or air through a pipe.
The mechanic replaced the faulty valve in the car's cooling system.
Often appears as...
- safety valve
- control valve
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Usage Frequency
Often used in discussions about plumbing or engineering.
Make sure to check the valve for any leaks.
Pro Tip 2/3Maintenance Related
Typically involves repair or adjustment conversations.
We need to replace the valves every few years.
Pro Tip 3/3Safety Concerns
Valves are critical for safe operation in many systems.
Check the safety valves before starting the machine.
Pro Tip 1/3Usage Frequency
Often used in discussions about plumbing or engineering.
Make sure to check the valve for any leaks.
Pro Tip 2/3Maintenance Related
Typically involves repair or adjustment conversations.
We need to replace the valves every few years.
Pro Tip 3/3Safety Concerns
Valves are critical for safe operation in many systems.
Check the safety valves before starting the machine.
Pro Tip 1/3Usage Frequency
Often used in discussions about plumbing or engineering.
Make sure to check the valve for any leaks.
Pro Tip 2/3Maintenance Related
Typically involves repair or adjustment conversations.
We need to replace the valves every few years.
Pro Tip 3/3Safety Concerns
Valves are critical for safe operation in many systems.
Check the safety valves before starting the machine.
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Kary Mullis' next-gen...
that we don't make, and we see it a lot in other animals and stuff. But I said we can't get rid of it, because all the people who tried to transplant heart valves found out you can't get rid of that immunity. And I said, why don't you use that? What if I could stick this molecule,
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Turning trash into toys...
where people, just once in a week, they put in all the vats. So I said, "I'm going to spend a year over here." So I just bought one specimen of everything which was sold on the roadside. And one thing which I found was this black rubber. This is called a cycle valve tube.
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How the heart actually...
That's when its functions become apparent as medics get to observe the motion of the heart's valves. So, let's imagine you're a medic for a day. What you'll need to get started is a whole fresh heart, like one from a sheep or pig. Immerse this heart in water
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Why don’t poisonous...
When they’re threatened, the valve between the chambers opens and the substances combine in a violent chemical reaction that sends a corrosive spray shooting out of the glands, passing through a hardened chamber that protects the beetle’s internal tissues.
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Ralph Langner: Cracking...
Their major asset for developing nuclear weapons is the Natanz uranium enrichment facility. The gray boxes that you see, these are real-time control systems. Now if we manage to compromise these systems that control drive speeds and valves,
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The emergence of "4D...
So this isn't expensive pumps or valves. This is a completely programmable and adaptive pipe on its own. So I want to remind you today of the harsh realities of assembly in our world. These are complex things built with complex parts
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Heart 101 PIPE National...
coming into the heart. The lower chambers are the ventricles that pump blood out. Between each chamber are valves that open and close and help keep the blood moving. They are the tricuspid, mitral, pulmonary, and aortic valves.
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Jane Poynter: Life in...
More on that later. And this is the world that we lived in. So, on the top, we had these beautiful rainforests and an ocean, and underneath we had all this technosphere, we called it, which is where all the pumps and the valves
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Emperor Penguin Mourns...
The huddle is so efficient, penguins in the inner core can even overheat. As these penguins try to cool down, the colony starts to break up. The collapse acts as a release valve, shedding excess heat.
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Rediscovering ourselves...
because the wilderness said so ah I have a menagerie beneath my ribs and under my bony skull and within my red valve heart and I've got something else
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Kary Mullis' next-gen...
that we don't make, and we see it a lot in other animals and stuff. But I said we can't get rid of it, because all the people who tried to transplant heart valves found out you can't get rid of that immunity. And I said, why don't you use that? What if I could stick this molecule,
Video examples
Turning trash into toys...
where people, just once in a week, they put in all the vats. So I said, "I'm going to spend a year over here." So I just bought one specimen of everything which was sold on the roadside. And one thing which I found was this black rubber. This is called a cycle valve tube.
Video examples
How the heart actually...
That's when its functions become apparent as medics get to observe the motion of the heart's valves. So, let's imagine you're a medic for a day. What you'll need to get started is a whole fresh heart, like one from a sheep or pig. Immerse this heart in water
Video examples
Why don’t poisonous...
When they’re threatened, the valve between the chambers opens and the substances combine in a violent chemical reaction that sends a corrosive spray shooting out of the glands, passing through a hardened chamber that protects the beetle’s internal tissues.
Video examples
Ralph Langner: Cracking...
Their major asset for developing nuclear weapons is the Natanz uranium enrichment facility. The gray boxes that you see, these are real-time control systems. Now if we manage to compromise these systems that control drive speeds and valves,
Video examples
The emergence of "4D...
So this isn't expensive pumps or valves. This is a completely programmable and adaptive pipe on its own. So I want to remind you today of the harsh realities of assembly in our world. These are complex things built with complex parts
Video examples
Heart 101 PIPE National...
coming into the heart. The lower chambers are the ventricles that pump blood out. Between each chamber are valves that open and close and help keep the blood moving. They are the tricuspid, mitral, pulmonary, and aortic valves.
Video examples
Jane Poynter: Life in...
More on that later. And this is the world that we lived in. So, on the top, we had these beautiful rainforests and an ocean, and underneath we had all this technosphere, we called it, which is where all the pumps and the valves
Video examples
Emperor Penguin Mourns...
The huddle is so efficient, penguins in the inner core can even overheat. As these penguins try to cool down, the colony starts to break up. The collapse acts as a release valve, shedding excess heat.
Video examples
Rediscovering ourselves...
because the wilderness said so ah I have a menagerie beneath my ribs and under my bony skull and within my red valve heart and I've got something else
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Lady Gaga
American Singer
The only big things I've purchased are my dad's heart valve and a Rolls-Royce for my parents, for their anniversary. And that was only because my dad had a Lady Gaga license plate on our old car and it was making me crazy because he was getting followed everywhere, so I bought him a new car.
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Kurt Vile
American Musician
I've always been a music fan. I played trumpet. When I was in 4th grade, we were getting demos from the music teacher about different instruments we could play, and I said I wanted to play the trumpet right away. It was easy: it just had three valves.
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Jim Peebles
Canadian Scientist
One of my earliest memories of something that caught my attention was of a steam locomotive. I guess mainly because they have so many moving parts that are out in the open. You can watch the valves moving back and forth - the driving rods.
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Anat Cohen
American Musician
My younger brother Avishai was my first influence. He picked up the trumpet, and I listened to him. The way he played - with the half valves and the smears - made me want to play like him.
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Nipsey Russell
American Comedian
I knew racial discrimination at its worst in the 1930s. I lived with the humility of it but I never lost my sense of humor. Humor is the escape valve from the deadly reality of adversity.
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Engelbert Humperdinck
English Musician
When I walk on stage, it's a release valve for me. Life is stressful anyway, so therefore, when I walk on stage, it releases all those stressful situations, and I feel good about myself.
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Jonathan Zittrain
American Educator
The problem is, we're moving to software-as-service, which can be yanked or transformed at any moment. The ability of your PC to run independent code is an important safety valve.
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
American Novelist
It's the safety valve of middle life, and the solace of age.
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Maurice Strong
Canadian Businessman
I have a cow's valve in my heart.
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Barbara Bush
American First Lady
I have a pig valve.
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Lady Gaga
American Singer
The only big things I've purchased are my dad's heart valve and a Rolls-Royce for my parents, for their anniversary. And that was only because my dad had a Lady Gaga license plate on our old car and it was making me crazy because he was getting followed everywhere, so I bought him a new car.
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Kurt Vile
American Musician
I've always been a music fan. I played trumpet. When I was in 4th grade, we were getting demos from the music teacher about different instruments we could play, and I said I wanted to play the trumpet right away. It was easy: it just had three valves.
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Jim Peebles
Canadian Scientist
One of my earliest memories of something that caught my attention was of a steam locomotive. I guess mainly because they have so many moving parts that are out in the open. You can watch the valves moving back and forth - the driving rods.
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Anat Cohen
American Musician
My younger brother Avishai was my first influence. He picked up the trumpet, and I listened to him. The way he played - with the half valves and the smears - made me want to play like him.
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Nipsey Russell
American Comedian
I knew racial discrimination at its worst in the 1930s. I lived with the humility of it but I never lost my sense of humor. Humor is the escape valve from the deadly reality of adversity.
Quote examples
Engelbert Humperdinck
English Musician
When I walk on stage, it's a release valve for me. Life is stressful anyway, so therefore, when I walk on stage, it releases all those stressful situations, and I feel good about myself.
Quote examples
Jonathan Zittrain
American Educator
The problem is, we're moving to software-as-service, which can be yanked or transformed at any moment. The ability of your PC to run independent code is an important safety valve.
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
American Novelist
It's the safety valve of middle life, and the solace of age.
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Maurice Strong
Canadian Businessman
I have a cow's valve in my heart.
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Barbara Bush
American First Lady
I have a pig valve.
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