Usually means: Regulates flow using rotating disc.
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  1. butterfly valve: Merriam-Webster
  2. butterfly valve: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. butterfly valve: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. butterfly valve: Collins English Dictionary
  5. butterfly valve: Vocabulary.com
  6. butterfly valve: Wordnik
  7. butterfly valve: Wiktionary
  8. butterfly valve: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. Butterfly valve, butterfly valve: Dictionary.com
  10. Butterfly valve: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. butterfly valve: Rhymezone
  12. butterfly valve: FreeDictionary.org
  13. butterfly valve: Mnemonic Dictionary
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  1. butterfly valve: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (butterfly valve)

noun:  A valve with a disk-shaped mechanism which can be used for isolating or regulating flow.

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