valve gear
valve gear · valve gears
The mechanism of a steam engine that operates the inlet and exhaust valves to admit…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.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
Forms
plural: valve gears| Singular | valve gear |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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