válvula

válvula f (plural válvules)

1. valve (a device that controls the flow of gas or fluid)
2. (anatomy) valve (in anatomy)

From Latin valvula, diminutive of valva (“leaf of a double or folding door”).

• Hyphenation: vál‧vu‧la

válvula f (plural válvulas)

1. valve (a device that controls the flow of gas or fluid)
2. (anatomy) valve (a membrane which permits the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction)

   Synonym: valva

3. (electronics) vacuum tube

   Synonyms: (Brazil) válvula eletrônica, (Portugal) válvula eletrónica, (Brazil) válvula termiônica, (Portugal) válvula termiónica

4. the regulator of a steam engine or pressure cooker

   Synonym: válvula de alívio

5. (botany) valve (a small portion of certain anthers, which opens like a trapdoor)

Borrowed from New Latin valvula, diminutive of valva (“leaf of a door”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbalbula/ [ˈbal.β̞u.la]

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• Rhymes: -albula
• Syllabification: vál‧vu‧la

válvula f (plural válvulas)

1. valve

• → Basque: balbula
• → Tagalog: balbula

• “válvula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16