Blow valve () See Snifting valve. |
Broken wind () The heaves. |
Double-beat valve () See under Valve. |
D valve () A kind of slide valve. See Slide valve, under Slide. |
Instrument (n.) That by means of which any work is performed, or result is effected |
Instrument (n.) A contrivance or implement, by which musical sounds are produced |
Instrument (n.) A writing, as the means of giving formal expression to some act |
Instrument (n.) One who, or that which, is made a means, or is caused to serve a purpose |
Instrument (v. t.) To perform upon an instrument |
Kingston valve () A conical valve, opening outward, to close the mouth of a pipe which passes through the side of a vessel below the water line. |
Rotary (a.) Turning, as a wheel on its axis |
Thick wind () A defect of respiration in a horse, that is unassociated with noise in breathing or with the signs of emphysema. |
Valve (n.) A door |
Valve (n.) A lid, plug, or cover, applied to an aperture so that by its movement, as by swinging, lifting and falling, sliding, turning, or the like, it will open or close the aperture to permit or prevent passage, as of a fluid. |
Valve (n.) One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or retard the flow in the opposite direction |
Valve (n.) One of the pieces into which a capsule naturally separates when it bursts. |
Valve (n.) One of the two similar portions of the shell of a diatom. |
Valve (n.) A small portion of certain anthers, which opens like a trapdoor to allow the pollen to escape, as in the barberry. |
Valve (n.) One of the pieces or divisions of bivalve or multivalve shells. |
Valve-shell (n.) Any fresh-water gastropod of the genus Valvata. |
Wind (v. t.) To turn completely, or with repeated turns |
Wind (v. t.) To entwist |
Wind (v. t.) To have complete control over |
Wind (v. t.) To introduce by insinuation |
Wind (v. t.) To cover or surround with something coiled about |
Wind (v. i.) To turn completely or repeatedly |
Wind (v. i.) To have a circular course or direction |
Wind (v. i.) To go to the one side or the other |
Wind (n.) The act of winding or turning |
Wind (n.) Air naturally in motion with any degree of velocity |
Wind (n.) Air artificially put in motion by any force or action |
Wind (n.) Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument. |
Wind (n.) Power of respiration |
Wind (n.) Air or gas generated in the stomach or bowels |
Wind (n.) Air impregnated with an odor or scent. |
Wind (n.) A direction from which the wind may blow |
Wind (n.) A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing. |
Wind (n.) Mere breath or talk |
Wind (n.) The dotterel. |
Wind (v. t.) To expose to the wind |
Wind (v. t.) To perceive or follow by the scent |
Wind (v. t.) To drive hard, or force to violent exertion, as a horse, so as to render scant of wind |
Wind (v. t.) To rest, as a horse, in order to allow the breath to be recovered |
Wind (v. t.) To blow |
Wind-break (v. t.) To break the wind of |
Wind-break (n.) A clump of trees serving for a protection against the force of wind. |
Wind-broken (a.) Having the power of breathing impaired by the rupture, dilatation, or running together of air cells of the lungs, so that while the inspiration is by one effort, the expiration is by two |
Wind-fertilized (a.) Anemophilous |
Wind-plant (n.) A windflower. |
Wind-rode (a.) Caused to ride or drive by the wind in opposition to the course of the tide |
instrument tool | the means whereby some act is accomplished, my greed was the instrument of my destruction, science has given us new tools to fight disease |
instrument landing | an aircraft landing made entirely by means of instruments |
rotation rotary motion | the act of rotating as if on an axis, the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music |
wind winding twist | the act of winding or twisting, he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind |
instrument flying | navigation of an airplane solely by instruments |
wind | breath, the collision knocked the wind out of him |
second wind | the return of relatively easy breathing after initial exhaustion during continuous exertion |
fart farting flatus wind breaking wind | a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus |
valve | one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods |
valve | the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs |
accelerator throttle throttle valve | a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine |
aeolian harp aeolian lyre wind harp | a harp having strings tuned in unison, they sound when wind passes over them |
anemometer wind gauge wind gage | a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind |
ball valve | any valve that checks flow by the seating of a ball |
beatingeed instrument reed instrument reed | a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed |
bowed stringed instrument string | stringed instruments that are played with a bow, the strings played superlatively well |
brass brass instrument | a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece |
butterfly valve | a valve in a carburetor that consists of a disc that turns and acts as a throttle |
clack valve clack clapper valve | a simple valve with a hinge on one side, allows fluid to flow in only one direction |
control panel instrument panel control board board panel | electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices, he checked the instrument panel, suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree |
diode rectifying tube rectifying valve | a thermionic tube having two electrodes, used as a rectifier |
doubleeed instrument double reed | a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together |
drafting instrument | an instrument used by a draftsman in making drawings |
electronic instrument electronic musical instrument | a musical instrument that generates sounds electronically |
exhaust valve | a valve through which burned gases from a cylinder escape into the exhaust manifold |
freeeed instrument | a wind instrument with a free reed |
heart valve | an implant that replaces a natural cardiac valve |
instrument | a device that requires skill for proper use |
instrument of execution | an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person |
instrument of punishment | an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person |
instrument of torture | an instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person |
intake valve | a valve that controls the flow of fluid through an intake |
keyboard instrument | a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard |
measuring instrument measuring system measuring device | instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something |
medical instrument | instrument used in the practice of medicine |
musical instrument instrument | any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds |
navigational instrument | an instrument used for navigating |
optical instrument | an instrument designed to aid vision |
percussion instrument percussive instrument | a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another |
pinwheel pinwheel wind collector | a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind |
poppet poppet valve | a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat, commonly used in internalombustion engines |
radial engine rotary engine | an internalombustion engine having cylinders arranged radially around a central crankcase |
rocker arm valve rocker | a lever pivoted at the center, used especially to push a valve down in an internalombustion engine |
rotary actuator positioner | (computer science) the actuator that moves a read write head to the proper data track |
rotary engine | an internalombustion engine in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components |
rotary press | a printing press for printing from a revolving cylinder |
rotor blade rotary wing | the long airfoil that rotates to provide the lift that supports a helicopter in the air |
safety valve relief valve escape valve escape cock escape | a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler), it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level |
scientific instrument | an instrument used by scientists |
singleeed instrument singleeed woodwind | a beatingeed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone) |