"poppet valve" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: poppet valves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} poppet valve (plural poppet valves)
  1. (mechanics) A valve (as in an internal combustion engine) which consists of a sliding shaft with a disk on the end (the disk being shaped to alternately plug and unplug a matching port) and which is operated by springs and possibly cams interacting with the shaft. Categories (topical): Mechanics
    Sense id: en-poppet_valve-en-noun-VC4-nZoE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: engineering, mechanical-engineering, mechanics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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