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inlet valve opens — (IVO) A British term for intake valve opens … Dictionary of automotive terms
exhaust valve opens — (EVO) A mark on a valve timing diagram … Dictionary of automotive terms
intake valve opens — (IVO) A mark on a valve timing diagram. Also see EVO … Dictionary of automotive terms
valve — A device used to either open or close an opening to allow or prevent the flow of a liquid or gas from one place to another. There are many different types. See ABS relay valve accumultor valve air valve carburetor air control valve air gulp valve … Dictionary of automotive terms
opens — See exhaust valve opens inlet valve opens intake valve opens … Dictionary of automotive terms
valve lead — The number of degrees of the crankshaft before the top or bottom center, at which the intake or exhaust valves open or close. For example, if the intake valve opens when the crankshaft is 25° before the piston reaches the top of the exhaust… … Aviation dictionary
valve´like´ — valve «valv», noun, verb, valved, valv|ing. –n. 1. a movable part that controls the flow of a liquid or gas through a pipe or out of an enclosed space by opening or closing the passage. A faucet contains a valve. 2. a part of the body that works… … Useful english dictionary
valve — [valv] n. [ME, a door leaf < L valva, leaf of a folding door, akin to volvere, to roll: see WALK; VALVE senses 3, 4, 8 < ModL valva < L] 1. Archaic either of the halves of a double door or any of the leaves of a folding door 2. a gate… … English World dictionary
Valve — Valve, n. [L. valva the leaf, fold, or valve of a door: cf. F. valve.] [1913 Webster] 1. A door; especially, one of a pair of folding doors, or one of the leaves of such a door. [1913 Webster] Swift through the valves the visionary fair Repassed … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
valve box — Valve Valve, n. [L. valva the leaf, fold, or valve of a door: cf. F. valve.] [1913 Webster] 1. A door; especially, one of a pair of folding doors, or one of the leaves of such a door. [1913 Webster] Swift through the valves the visionary fair… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
