valves

'valves'

[valve.n.01] as in: a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it

'valves'

[valve.n.02] as in: device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone

'valves'

[valve.n.03] as in: control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid

'valves'

[valve.n.04] as in: the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs

'valves'

[valve.n.05] as in: one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods