Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pressure valve

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables: pres-sure -valve
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A valve designed to open when subjected to a given amount of pressure. Also used figuratively.

Example Sentences

"WikiLeaks might have provided a pressure valve for those agents who were terribly worried about what might happen and frustrated by their superiors' seeming indifference."

Inflected Forms

pressure valves (plural)

Questions

What does pressure valve mean?: A valve designed to open when subjected to a given amount of pressure. Also used figuratively.

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