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ventiel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • slide verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.
  • valve noun A device that controls or directs the flow of liquid or gas through a pipe or opening.

Senses

ventiel is used for these senses in English:

  • slide A valve that works by sliding, such as in a trombone.
  • valve Such a device that admits fuel and air into the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, or one that allows combustion gases to exit.
  • valve A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a space, such as a pipe, manifold, or plenum.

slide — full definition

  1. verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.
  2. verb To decrease gradually in amount, value, or quality.
  3. noun A playground structure that children climb up and slide down.
  4. noun A single page of a computer presentation.
  5. noun A thin piece of glass used to hold a sample for viewing under a microscope.

valve — full definition

  1. noun A device that controls or directs the flow of liquid or gas through a pipe or opening.
  2. noun A flap-like structure in the body, such as in the heart, that allows fluid to flow in only one direction.
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