butterfly valve

English

a butterfly valve formerly used on a dam, with its disk partially open

Noun

butterfly valve (plural butterfly valves)

1. A valve with a disk-shaped mechanism which can be used for isolating or regulating flow.

Related terms

• butterfly door

Translations

valve which can be used for isolation or regulating flow

• Finnish: läppäventtiili
• French: papillon (fr) m
• German: Absperrklappe f, Drosselventil n
• Italian: valvola a farfalla f
• Japanese: 蝶形弁 (ちょうがたべん, chōgataben)

Further reading

• butterfly valve on Wikipedia.Wikipedia