Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ball valve

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables: bal-l -valve
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A contrivance by which a ball, placed in a circular cup with a hole in its bottom, operates as a valve.

noun

A ballcock valve.

Inflected Forms

ball valves (plural)

Questions

What does ball valve mean?: A contrivance by which a ball, placed in a circular cup with a hole in its bottom, operates as a valve.

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