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Valve vs Faucet - What's the difference?

valve | faucet | Hypernyms |

Faucet is a hypernym of valve.



As nouns the difference between valve and faucet

is that valve is a device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe while faucet is an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir.

As a verb valve

is to control (flow) by means of a valve.

valve

English

(wikipedia valve)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe.
  • A device that admits fuel and air into the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, or one that allows combustion gases to exit.
  • (anatomy) 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; as, the ileocolic, mitral, and semilunar valves.
  • (British) A vacuum tube.
  • (botany) One of the pieces into which certain fruits naturally separate when they dehisce.
  • (botany) A small portion of certain anthers, which opens like a trapdoor to allow the pollen to escape, as in the barberry.
  • (biology) One of the pieces or divisions of bivalve or multivalve shells.
  • (biology) One of the two similar portions of the shell of a diatom.

    • Derived terms

    * exhaust valve * heart valve * vein valve * ileocecal valve * intake valve * non-return valve: see: non-return * safety valve * toggle valve * valved * valveless * valve oil * valvoplasty

    Verb

    (valv)
  • To control (flow) by means of a valve.
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    faucet

    English

    (wikipedia faucet)

    Alternative forms

    * ** faucet ** faucett ** fawcett * ** faucet ** faucett ** fawcet ** fawcett ** fawset * ** fasset ** faucet ** faucete ** faulsed ** faulset ** fauset * ** faucet ** faucit ** fausset ** fosset * ** faucet ** forset ** fosset * ** faucet (modern standard spelling)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (North America) An exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir.

    • Synonyms

    * tap, spigot

    Hypernyms

    * valve

    References

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