Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

valve gear

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables: valve gear
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The mechanism of a steam engine that operates the inlet and exhaust valves to admit steam into the cylinder and allow exhaust steam to escape, respectively, at the correct points in the cycle.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Three independent sets of Walschaerts valve gear are provided, those for the outside cylinders being driven by return cranks placed on the driving crankpins, and by crosshead arms attached to the crossheads."

Usage

Inflected Forms

valve gears (plural)

Questions

What does valve gear mean?: The mechanism of a steam engine that operates the inlet and exhaust valves to admit steam into the cylinder and allow exhaust steam to escape, respectively, at the correct points in the cycle.

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