flow-regulating valve
121cock — cock1 [käk] n. [ME cok < OE coc & OFr coq, like Dan kok, ON kokkr, of echoic orig.] 1. a) the male of the chicken; rooster b) the male of certain other birds 2. Archaic a) the crowing of a rooster, esp. at sunrise …
122faucet — [fô′sit, fä′sit] n. [ME < OFr fausset, prob. < faulser, to make a breach in, falsify < LL falsare < L falsus, FALSE] a device with a hand operated valve for regulating the flow of a liquid from a pipe, barrel, etc.; cock; tap …
123stopcock — [stäp′käk΄] n. a cock or valve for stopping or regulating the flow of a fluid, as through a pipe …
124stopcock — n. an externally operated valve regulating the flow of a liquid or gas through a pipe etc …
125ventil — n. Mus. 1 a valve in a wind instrument. 2 a shutter for regulating the air flow in an organ. Etymology: G f. It. ventile f. med.L ventile sluice f. L ventus wind …
