ball valve
ball valve · ball valves
A contrivance by which a ball, placed in a circular cup with a hole in its bottom,…A contrivance by which a ball, placed in a circular cup with a hole in its bottom, operates as a valve.
Meaning
2 sensesA contrivance by which a ball, placed in a circular cup with a hole in its bottom, operates as a valve.
any valve that checks flow by the seating of a ball
(proscribed)A ballcock valve.
Forms
plural: ball valves| Singular | ball valve |
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| Plural | ball valves |
regular