Butterfly Valve Definition

noun

A disk-shaped valve turning on an axis along its diameter, serving esp. as a damper in a pipe or as a choke or throttle in a carburetor.

Webster's New World

A valve composed of two semicircular plates hinged on a common spindle, used to permit flow in one direction only.

American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Butterfly Valve

Singular:

butterfly valve

Plural:

butterfly valves

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