1Denoting an internal combustion engine having more than two valves per cylinder, typically four (two inlet and two exhaust)
（内燃发动机）多阀的
a multivalve engine
a switch to multivalve technology
Example sentencesExamples
Under the bonnet, the engines will all be the latest multivalve units which have been modified to cope with the 2005 EU rules on emissions.
The high-winding, multivalve engines were re-tuned for grunt work with new reinforced-plastic intake manifolds designed to boost the lower half of their torque curves.
More higher revving, multivalve 4-and 6-cylinder designs are replacing the old guard, bringing the fleet averages much closer to their rivals.
The 1248 cc turbo-diesel engine - the smallest multivalve diesel engines in the world - produces 70 bhp @ 4000 rpm and 180Nm of torque at just 1750 rpm.
2Zoology (of a shell etc.) having several valves.
Rhymes
salve, valve
Definition of multivalve in US English:
multivalve
adjectiveˌməltiˈvalv
1(of an internal combustion engine) having more than two valves per cylinder, typically four (two inlet and two exhaust)
（内燃发动机）多阀的
a multivalve engine
a switch to multivalve technology
Example sentencesExamples
Under the bonnet, the engines will all be the latest multivalve units which have been modified to cope with the 2005 EU rules on emissions.
More higher revving, multivalve 4-and 6-cylinder designs are replacing the old guard, bringing the fleet averages much closer to their rivals.
The 1248 cc turbo-diesel engine - the smallest multivalve diesel engines in the world - produces 70 bhp @ 4000 rpm and 180Nm of torque at just 1750 rpm.
The high-winding, multivalve engines were re-tuned for grunt work with new reinforced-plastic intake manifolds designed to boost the lower half of their torque curves.