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relief valve
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  relief valve - a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous levelescape cock, escape valve, safety valve, escaperegulator - any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.valve - control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid |
relief valve
relief valve[ri′lēf ‚valv] (mechanical engineering) pressure-relief valve relief valve  relief valves A valve installed in a system to relieve pressure in excess of a preset limit by discharging a portion of the contents of the system.relief valve A typical oil pressure relief valve.A pressure-control valve in any fluid system, which limits the pressure in the system by releasing it at a preset value. The pressure is not allowed to be built up above this preset figure.AcronymsSeeretrovirusrelief valve
Synonyms for relief valvenoun a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler)Synonyms- escape cock
- escape valve
- safety valve
- escape
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