Meanings
plural valvers
- in compoundsSomething, such as a radio or an engine, with the specified type or number of valves.
a three-valver; a nine-valver; a rotary-valver
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The other day, for example, a giant of a set arrived- a ten-valver covering all the short-wave bands and also the medium.
1935 February 2, Popular Wireless, volume XXVI, number 661, page 717, column 2When he finished his act, there was a tumult of hand -clapping, reproduced with great power by the nine-valver.
1938 July 5, Practical and Amateur Wireless, volume 12, number 294, page 194, column 1The carbureted, oversquare, 95.5 × 62.8mm, dohc four-valver uses a narrow 26-degree included valve angle for compactness.
2004 January 8, Jimmy Lewis, “Suzuki's Aluminum Cre-Beater!”, in Cycle WorldSorry, David, but I'm a little confused here, there was an implication that the set was a six-valver with two VP133's. If these were 2 IFamps, that suggests good gain and selectivity, if one was a tuned RF amp, it would fit in with the overall screening in keeping LO radiation down. Either way, it smacks of something a cut above the crowd.
2013 February 21, turretslug, UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion ForumThe three-valver harks back to the 5.5-liter V-12 that first appeared in the Maybach 57 in 2002.
2015 February 17, Tom Salt, “Bentley Flying Spur vs. Mercedes-Benz S600 vs. Rolls-Royce Ghost Series II”, in MotorTrend
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