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slide valve
noun
, Machinery.
- a valve that slides without lifting to open or close an aperture, as the valves of the ports in the cylinders of certain steam engines.
slide valve
noun
- a valve that slides across an aperture to expose the port or opening
- modifier fitted with slide valves
a slide-valve engine
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Word History and Origins
Origin of slide valve1
First recorded in 1795–1805
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Example Sentences
As for the slide valve, t, its arrangement may be distinguished in section in Fig. 2.
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Daniel Copeland was probably the first to adopt a slide-valve working with a lap to secure the expansion of steam.
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The lap of a slide valve is the distance it extends over the edges of the ports when it is at the middle of its travel.
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The locomotive link reverse is used, with a plain slide valve.
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The steam is admitted to the cylinder by means of a slide-valve.
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