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Definition of Ball valve
1. Noun. Any valve that checks flow by the seating of a ball.
Medical Definition of Ball valve
1. Any of a variety of prosthetic cardiac valve's comprised of a ball within a retaining cage affixed to the orifice; when appropriately sized, used in aortic, mitral, or tricuspid position. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ball Valve
Literary usage of Ball valve
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Young Folks' Cyclopædia of Common Things by John Denison Champlin (1884)
"Puppet Valve. ind the ball-valve, which is opened and shut by a ball which moves
up and down. ... The ball- valve is used in different kinds of machines. ..."
2. The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette (1840)
"T» Sir,—The ball-valve described in your 65th number, being liable to the objection*
pointed out by Mr. Baddeley, I hope you will excuse my taking the ..."
3. Direct-acting Steam Pumps by Frank Ferdinand Nickel (1915)
"Another type with large unobstructed opening is the ball valve, illustrated in Fig.
147. The ball is generally of bronze, cast hollow, and the core holes ..."
4. Audels Engineers and Mechanics Guide by Frank Duncan Graham (1921)
"A modification of the telescopic piston and cylinder of the Rice valve is embodied
in the design of the ball valve as illustrated in fig. 534. ..."
5. The English Home by Banister Fletcher, Herbert Phillips Fletcher (1910)
"FULL-WAV BALL-VALVE. air chamber, otherwise their sudden closing gives rise to
the loud knocking sound which is technically known as water hammer. ..."
6. Standard Practical Plumbing: Being a Complete Encyclopædia for Practical by Philip John Davies (1892)
"646, it will be seen that the ball- valve is the well-known pattern of ...
In this ball valve, Fig. 646, the advantage is, that you may pull up the rod of ..."
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