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Definition: Butterfly Valve |
Butterfly ValveNoun1. A valve in a carburetor that consists of a disc that turns and acts as a throttle. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Mechanical Engineering | Fluid-flow valve in form of pivoted plate, usually with jointing strip along either or both sides. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: Butterfly Valve |
| Specialty definitions using "butterfly valve": tip plate butterfly valve. (references) |
Expression using "butterfly valve": tip plate butterfly valve. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "butterfly valve"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | vekselklap (diverting valve, tip plate butterfly valve), stigbord med vandret akse (butterfly valve with horizontal axis, sluice or valve pivoted on a horizontal axis), drejeklap med lodret akse (butterfly valve with vertical axis, sluice or valve pivoted on a vertical axis). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | vlinderklep (butterfly, fluid-flow valve in form of pivoted plate, usually with jointing strip along either or both sides). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | papillon (butterfly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Drosselventil (throttle valve), Drossel (choke, throstle, throttle, thrush). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | βαλβίδα με πεταλούδα (butterfly, fluid-flow valve in form of pivoted plate, throttle, throttle valve, usually with jointing strip along either or both sides), πεταλούδα (butterfly, wing nut). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | valvola a farfalla (throttle), farfalla (butterfly, moth). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | utterflybay alvevay borboleta (butterfly, turnstile), válvula de borboleta (butterfly, fluid-flow valve in form of pivoted plate, throttle, throttle valve, usually with jointing strip along either or both sides), válvula borboleta. (various references) válvula de mariposa (butterfly, choker, fluid-flow valve in form of pivoted plate, throttle, throttle butterfly, throttle disc or disk, throttle valve, usually with jointing strip along either or both sides). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-e-f-l-l-r-t-t-u-v-v-y" | |
-5 letters: butterfly, refutable, refutably, tearfully, ultraleft, utterable. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 75 74 74 65 72 66 6C 79 56 61 6C 76 65 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01110101 01110100 01110100 01100101 01110010 01100110 01101100 01111001 00100000 01010110 01100001 01101100 01110110 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B u t t e r f l y   V a l v e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0075 0074 0074 0065 0072 0066 006C 0079 0056 0061 006C 0076 0065 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)36878686718472789125667788871 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, danese, dinamarquês, danés |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | hollandsk, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, olandese, holandês, holandés |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francese, francês, francés |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | tysker, Duitse, allemand, "ερμανός, tedesco, alemão, alemán |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | græker, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, greco, grego, griego |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | italiener, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, italiano |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugiser, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portoghese, português, portugués |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | Spaans, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spagnolo, espanhol, español |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, inglese, inglês, inglés |
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