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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Any valve in which the opening is closed by a disk, as in the ordinary stop-valve.
  • noun A valve consisting of a perforated disk with a partial and reciprocating, or a complete, rotation upon a circular seat, the openings in which form ports for steam and other fluids.

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