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THREE-WAY VALVE

Specialty Definition: THREE-WAY VALVE

DomainDefinition

Mechanical Engineering

A valve having either a single inlet and two outlets or two inlets and a single outlet. Source: European Union. (references)
 A multi orifice variable flow control valve with supply, return and one control port arranged so that valve action in one direction throttles supply to control port and reversed valve action throttles the control port to return. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: THREE-WAY VALVE

Synonyms by domain: three-way (mechanical engineering).

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Modern Translation: THREE-WAY VALVE

Language Translations for "THREE-WAY VALVE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

trevejsventil (cross valve, three-way cock, three-way stopcock, three-way tap), tre-vejshane (cross valve, three-way cock, three-way stopcock, three-way tap). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

T-afsluiter (cross valve, three-way cock, three-way stopcock, three-way tap), driewegkraan (cross valve, three-way cock, three-way stopcock, three-way tap), driewegklep (cross valve, three-way cock, three-way stopcock, three-way tap), driewegafsluiter (cross valve, three-way cock, three-way stopcock, three-way tap). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

kolmitieventtiili (cross valve, three-way cock, three-way stopcock, three-way tap), kolmitiehana (cross valve, three-way cock, three-way stopcock, three-way tap). (various references)

   

French

  

robinet trois voies (three-way cock, three-way stopcock, three-way tap). (various references)

   

German

  

Dreiwegeventil (cross valve, three-way cock, three-way stopcock, three-way tap), Dreiwegehahn (cross valve, three-way cock, three-way stopcock, three-way tap). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κρουνός τριών εξόδων (cross valve, three-way cock, three-way stopcock, three-way tap), βαλβίδα τριών διευθύνσεων (cross valve, three-way cock, three-way stopcock, three-way tap), τρίοδος βάνα (cross valve, three-way cock, three-way stopcock, three-way tap), τρίοδος βαλβίδα (cross valve, three-way cock, three-way stopcock, three-way tap). (various references)

   

Italian

  

valvola a tre vie (cross valve, three-way cock, three-way stopcock, three-way tap), rubinetto tre vie (cross valve, three-way cock, three-way stopcock, three-way tap), rubinetto a tre vie (cross valve, three-way cock, three-way stopcock, three-way tap). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ee-waythray alvevay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

torneira de tres vias (cross valve, three-way cock, three-way stopcock, three-way tap), torneira com três saídas (cross valve, three-way cock, three-way stopcock, three-way tap). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

válvula de tres vías (cross valve, three-way cock, three-way stopcock, three-way tap), grifo de tres vías (cross valve, three-way cock, three-way stopcock, three-way tap). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: THREE-WAY VALVE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-e-e-e-h-l-r-t-v-v-w-y"

-4 letters: weatherly.

-5 letters: aweather, ethereal, eyewater, hereaway, hetaerae, leathery, valerate, velveret, whatever, wheatear.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Synonyms
2. Translations: Modern
3. Anagrams
4. Bibliography


  

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