| 单词 | globe valve |
| 释义 | > as lemmasglobe valve globe valve n. (originally) a valve enclosed in a spherical chamber or having a spherical body; (in later use) one in which fluid flow is controlled by a movable spindle that can be raised or lowered over a fixed seat. ΚΠ 1855 U.S. Patent 12,966 1/1 These drawings represent a common globe-valve internally the same as in common use. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 988/1 Globe-valve, 1. A ball-valve, one of a spherical shape... 2. A valve inclosed in a globular chamber. 1919 L. H. Morrison Oil Engines xxv. 433 Figure 340 is the starter used on the Fairbanks-Morse vertical engines. When the engine is in operation, a globe valve in the air line..is closed, cutting off the air. 1991 Times Educ. Suppl. 15 Feb. 22/4 I..became the only living expert who could conjugate irregular Latin verbs and strip down a Hopkinson globe valve, such is my belief in the holistic nature of knowledge. < as lemmas |
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