Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

d valve

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables: d -valve
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A slide valve with a cup-like cavity in its face, through which exhaust steam passes.

Etymology

Named after the hollow central D-sectioned piston.

Inflected Forms

D valves (plural)

Questions

What does d valve mean?: A slide valve with a cup-like cavity in its face, through which exhaust steam passes.
Where does d valve come from?: Named after the hollow central D-sectioned piston.

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