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rotary valve

rotary valve

A brass-instrument valve with a rotating internal part that redirects air through different lengths of tubing to change the pitch.

All languages

English
rotary valve
Norwegian
dreieventil
Japanese
ロータリーバルブ — ろーたりーばるぶ — rōtarī barubu
Korean
로터리 밸브 — roteori baelbeu
Spanish
válvula rotativa
French
barillet
German
Drehventil

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