sleeve valve

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sleev valv]
- /sliv vælv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sleev valv]
- /sliv vælv/

Definitions of sleeve valve words

noun sleeve valve an intake or exhaust valve for an engine, consisting of one or more sleeves reciprocating within a cylinder, so that ports in the cylinder and in the sleeves are opposed at regular intervals to open the valve. 1
noun sleeve valve (in an internal-combustion engine) a valve in the form of a thin steel sleeve fitted between the cylinder and piston and having a reciprocating and rotary oscillation movement 0

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Origin of sleeve valve

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15

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Parts of speech for Sleeve valve

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sleeve valve

sleeve valve popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sleeve valve usage trend in Literature

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