ಅರ್ಥ : A structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it.

ಅರ್ಥ : Device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone.

ಅರ್ಥ : Control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid.

ಅರ್ಥ : The entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs.

ಅರ್ಥ : One of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods.