poppet (redirected from Poppet valves)

pop·pet  (ppt)

n.

1. A poppet valve.

2. Nautical

a. A small wooden strip on a gunwale that forms or supports an oarlock.

b. One of the beams of a launching cradle supporting a ship's hull.

3. Chiefly British A darling.

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[Middle English popet, small child, doll, puppet; see puppet.]

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poppet

Noun

a term of affection for a small child or sweetheart [variant of puppet]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

poppet - a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines poppet valve internal-combustion engine, ICE - a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine valve - control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid