válvula
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Asturian[edit]
Noun[edit]
válvula f (plural válvules)
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin valvula, diminutive of valva (“leaf of a double or folding door”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: vál‧vu‧la
Noun[edit]
válvula f (plural válvulas)
- valve (a device that controls the flow of gas or fluid)
- (anatomy) valve (a membrane which permits the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction)
- Synonym: valva
- (electronics) vacuum tube
- Synonyms: (Brazil) válvula eletrônica, (Portugal) válvula eletrónica, (Brazil) válvula termiônica, (Portugal) válvula termiónica
- the regulator of a steam engine or pressure cooker
- Synonym: válvula de alívio
- (botany) valve (a small portion of certain anthers, which opens like a trapdoor)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from New Latin valvula, diminutive of valva (“leaf of a door”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
válvula f (plural válvulas)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “válvula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- ast:Anatomy
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- Portuguese countable nouns
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- pt:Anatomy
- pt:Electronics
- pt:Botany
- Spanish terms borrowed from New Latin
- Spanish terms derived from New Latin
- Spanish 3-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/albula
- Rhymes:Spanish/albula/3 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish feminine nouns
- es:Bicycle parts