Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gate valve

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables: gate -valve
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A valve that is opened by lifting a round or rectangular gate or wedge out of the path of the fluid.

Inflected Forms

gate valves (plural)

Questions

What does gate valve mean?: A valve that is opened by lifting a round or rectangular gate or wedge out of the path of the fluid.

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