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valving

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  • verb Present participle of valve.

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Examples

  • The "line pressure" can be increased and the "valving" can be moddified (parentheses because I am unsure exactly how these work) These two mods will, apparently, give the box much firmer shifts with a lot less of the pointless revving under power without a direct response in acceleration that autos are famous for.

    unknown title 2008

  • The claims recited "control means", but the only references in the specification to the "control means" are a box labeled "Control" in one figure and a statement that the regeneration process of the invention "may be controlled automatically by known differential pressure, valving and control equipment."

    CAFC: Lack of Corresponding Structure Invalidates Means-Plus-Function Claim Peter Zura 2007

  • The claims recited "control means", but the only references in the specification to the "control means" are a box labeled "Control" in one figure and a statement that the regeneration process of the invention "may be controlled automatically by known differential pressure, valving and control equipment."

    Archive 2007-06-01 Peter Zura 2007

  • Pirate takes up a last dipper of mead, feels it go valving down his throat as if it's time, time in its summer tranquility, he swallows.

    Gravity's Rainbow Pynchon, Thomas 1978

  • Captain Anderson did a great amount of valving from 75,000 feet until the balloon got about 40,000 feet.

    Stratosphere Exploration 1936

  • The ship has big bills for valving and piping and repairing.

    Wide Courses 1912

  • Changes were also made to the dampers shocks with new valving designed to reduce harshness and better balance the compromise between handling and ride.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed BOB ENGLISH 2011

  • The valving of each set is matched to the springs installed for unmatched ride quality and reliability.

    NASIOC Bugeyeballa 2010

  • The secret to its split personality is Porsche Active Suspension Management, or PASM, which allows drivers to alter the dynamic character of the car by pushing a button to modify the shock valving of the three-way adjustable Bilsteins.

    WN.com - Articles related to Porsche Top Brand in J.D. Power and Associates Dependability Study 2010

  • Suspension Management, or PASM, which allows drivers to alter the dynamic character of the car by pushing a button to modify the shock valving of the three-way adjustable Bilsteins.

    WN.com - Articles related to Porsche Top Brand in J.D. Power and Associates Dependability Study 2010

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