multivalve

[ muhl-ti-valv ]

adjective

1. (of a shell) composed of more than two valves or pieces.

noun

1. a multivalve mollusk or its shell.

Word History and Origins

Origin of multivalve¹

First recorded in 1745–55; multi- + valve

Example Sentences

The smartest system on the market may be the U by Moen, a multivalve approach that offers three different ways to control your shower: tapping a companion smartphone app, using a wall controller or just shouting.

From Wall Street Journal

The Europeans were developing highly tuned, more efficient multivalve four-cylinder engines, but Australians couldn't get their head around them – even the Anglo-German Ford Cortina, with its peppy two-litre engine, had to have the option of a locally built "big six" to appease the market.

From The Guardian

Multivalve, mul′ti-valv, n. a mollusc having a shell of more than two valves.—adj. having many valves—also Multival′vular.

From Project Gutenberg

The company's products have features to boast about: multivalve engines, antilock braking systems, traction control, all-wheel drive and other new technologies.

From Time Magazine Archive

To counter that, Chrysler will introduce a striking auto in 1992, code-named the L/H, which will boast, among other things, a new multivalve Chrysler engine.

From Time Magazine Archive