butterfly valve

noun

A valve with a disk-shaped mechanism which can be used for isolating or regulating flow.

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Meanings

nounbutterfly valve (plural butterfly valves)

plural butterfly valves

  1. A valve with a disk-shaped mechanism which can be used for isolating or regulating flow.

Translations

Finnish läppäventtiili
  • läppäventtiilivalve which can be used for isolation or regulating flow
French papillon
  • papillonvalve which can be used for isolation or regulating flow
German Absperrklappe, Drosselventil
  • Absperrklappevalve which can be used for isolation or regulating flow
  • Drosselventilvalve which can be used for isolation or regulating flow
Italian valvola a farfalla
  • valvola a farfallavalve which can be used for isolation or regulating flow
Japanese 蝶形弁
  • 蝶形弁 (chōgataben)valve which can be used for isolation or regulating flow
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APA

butterfly valve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butterfly%20valve

MLA

“butterfly valve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butterfly%20valve. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “butterfly valve,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butterfly%20valve.

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