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needle valve definition

needle valve

a thin, tapered valve that is usually precisely set to control the flow of fluid through a cone-shaped opening: used esp. in carburetors

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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