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Definition of: needle valve
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1. A valve having a conoidal opening closed by a plug of similar shape: designed to control accurately the flow of a liquid, as in a carbureter.
2. A valve with a conoidal plug fitting into a cylindrical opening: designed to give a large increase in opening with a slight increase in lift.
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