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PIPE VALVE [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

pipe valve: an item in the "Building Components" class of the "Built Environment Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

soupape de tuyau : objet de la classe «Composants du bâtiment» de la catégorie «Éléments du bâtiment».

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Wind Instruments
DEF

Any one of the valves in the upper part of the wind-chest of an organ, each of which opens when a corresponding key is pressed, admitting compressed air to a groove beneath the set of pipes corresponding to that key.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Instruments de musique à vent
DEF

Obturateur mobile destiné à empêcher ou à régler le passage du vent dans les tuyaux.

Spanish

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