válvula

See also: valvula and vàlvula

Asturian

Noun

válvula f (plural válvules)

1. valve (a device that controls the flow of gas or fluid)
2. (anatomy) valve (in anatomy)

Portuguese

válvula

Etymology

From Latin valvula, diminutive of valva (“leaf of a double or folding door”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvaw.vu.lɐ/ [ˈvaʊ̯.vu.lɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvaw.vu.lɐ/ [ˈvaʊ̯.vu.lɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvaw.vu.la/ [ˈvaʊ̯.vu.la]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈval.vu.lɐ/ [ˈvaɫ.vu.lɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈval.vu.lɐ/ [ˈvaɫ.vu.lɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbal.bu.lɐ/ [ˈbaɫ.βu.lɐ]

• Hyphenation: vál‧vu‧la

Noun

válvula f (plural válvulas)

1. valve (a device that controls the flow of gas or fluid)
2. (anatomy) valve (a membrane which permits the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction)

   Synonym: valva

3. (electronics) vacuum tube

   Synonyms: (Brazil) válvula eletrônica, (Portugal) válvula eletrónica, (Brazil) válvula termiônica, (Portugal) válvula termiónica

4. the regulator of a steam engine or pressure cooker

   Synonym: válvula de alívio

5. (botany) valve (a small portion of certain anthers, which opens like a trapdoor)

Derived terms

• válvula de agulha
• válvula de alívio
• válvula de bloqueio
• válvula de bola
• válvula de controle
• válvula de diafragma
• válvula de escape
• válvula de esfera
• válvula de feixe
• válvula de gaveta
• válvula de macho
• válvula de retenção
• válvula de segurança
• válvula eletrónica

 

Related terms

• valva
• valvulado
• valvular

 

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin valvula, diminutive of valva (“leaf of a door”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbalbula/ [ˈbal.β̞u.la]

• Audio (Argentina):

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• Rhymes: -albula
• Syllabification: vál‧vu‧la

Noun

válvula f (plural válvulas)

1. valve

Derived terms

• válvula de escape
• válvula de seguridad
• válvula mitral
• valvular

 

Descendants

• → Basque: balbula
• → Tagalog: balbula

Further reading

• “válvula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014