"butterfly valve" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: butterfly valves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} butterfly valve (plural butterfly valves)
  1. A valve with a disk-shaped mechanism which can be used for isolating or regulating flow. Related terms: butterfly door Translations (valve which can be used for isolation or regulating flow): läppäventtiili (Finnish), papillon [masculine] (French), Absperrklappe [feminine] (German), Drosselventil [neuter] (German), valvola a farfalla [feminine] (Italian), 蝶形弁 (chōgataben) (alt: ちょうがたべん) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-butterfly_valve-en-noun-QJinaY~F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Japanese terms with redundant script codes

Inflected forms

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