PUPPET VALVE

Definition: PUPPET VALVE

PUPPET VALVE

1. A valve in the form of a circular disk, which covers a hole in its seat, and opens by moving bodily away from the seat while remaining parallel with it, -- used in steam engines, pumps, safety valves, etc. Its edge is often beveled, and fits in a conical recess in the seat when the valve is closed. See the valves shown in Illusts. of Plunger pump , and Safety valve , under Plunger , and Safety .

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Specialty Definition: PUPPET VALVE

Domain	Definition
Mining	A valve that, in opening, is lifted bodily from its seat by its spindle instead of being hinged at one side. See also:poppet; poppet valve. (references)
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Anagrams: PUPPET VALVE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-e-e-l-p-p-p-t-u-v-v"
	-4 letters: epaulet, upleapt, vulvate.
	-5 letters: eluate, lappet, papule, peepul, pupate, puppet, upleap, velate, velvet, vulvae.
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