Detailed translations for "valve"

valve

1. electronics

valve(also: electron tube)
die Elektronenröhre{feminine}

2. technology

valve(also: plug valve, petcock)
der Hahn{masculine}
mr. o'malley has elected to have dr. hahn perform his valve replacement.
Mr. O'Malley hat sich dafür entschieden, dass Dr. Hahn seinen Herzklappenersatz durchführt.
The valve is doing fine!
valve
das Ventil{neuter}
Plant's designed so that if any one valve gets clogged, another one comes to the rescue.
Wenn ein Ventil verstopft ist, übernimmt ein anderes.
It takes a couple of minutes, you know. I've got to turn the valve off in the bathroom.

3. other

valve(also: radio valve)
die Radioröhre{feminine}

4. construction, for flow control in pipelines

valve
die Armatur{feminine}

5. music, wind instrument

valve
das Pumpventil{neuter}

6. palaeontology

valve(also: flap)
die Klappe{feminine}
He invented the little valve doohickey on the artificial heart.
Er hat die Klappe an Kunstherzen erfunden.
Uh, a bovine replacement is a whole different surgery, Like the mechanical valve was a whole
Uh, ein Rinderklappenersatz ist eine völlig andere Operation, genauso wie die mechanische Klappe

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