multivalve

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English

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Etymology

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From multi- +‎ valve.

Adjective

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multivalve (not comparable)

  1. Having or involving multiple valves (in any context); thus:
    1. (internal combustion engines) Having multiple intake valves and multiple exhaust valves per cylinder (typically two of each instead of one of each).
    2. (anatomy, zoology, medicine) Having multiple biological valves.
      a multivalve mollusk
    3. (anatomy, zoology, medicine) Involving multiple heart valves.
      multivalve heart disease

Usage notes

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Idiomatically, multivalve is the adjective usually used in reference to internal combustion engines, whereas multivalvular is the adjective usually used in reference to heart disease.

Synonyms

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Noun

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multivalve (plural multivalves)

  1. (zoology) A multivalve mollusc.