The difference between Faucet and Valve
When used as nouns, faucet means an exposed plumbing fitting, whereas valve means a device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe.
Valve is also verb with the meaning: to control (flow) by means of a valve.
check bellow for the other definitions of Faucet and Valve
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Faucet as a noun (North America):
An exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir.
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Valve as a noun:
A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe.
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Valve as a noun:
A device that admits fuel and air into the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, or one that allows combustion gases to exit.
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Valve as a noun (anatomy):
One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or control the flow in the opposite direction
Examples:
"the ileocolic, mitral, and semilunar valves"
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Valve as a noun:
One of the leaves of a folding door.
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Valve as a noun (British):
A vacuum tube.
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Valve as a noun (botany):
One of the pieces into which certain fruits naturally separate when they dehisce.
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Valve as a noun (botany):
A small portion of certain anthers, which opens like a trapdoor to allow the pollen to escape, such as in the barberry.
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Valve as a noun (biology):
One of the pieces or divisions of bivalve or multivalve shells.
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Valve as a noun (biology):
One of the two similar portions of the shell of a diatom.
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Valve as a verb (transitive):
To control (flow) by means of a valve.