flap
Klappe (to fold , originally onomatopoeic "hit, pound, clap") stands for:
- Baby flap , a device for anonymous baby delivery
- Clapperboard , an aid in film production
- Fly flap , a fly swatter
- Klappe (film festival) , an Austrian film festival
- Epaulette , piece of uniform
in the technical area :
- Butterfly valve , a shut-off device in pipelines
- Fire damper , a shut-off device in ventilation ducts
- Throttle valve , a component of internal combustion engines
- Flap (wind instrument) , component in wind instruments
- Flap cabinet , component of a telephone manual switching device
- a horizontally oriented door: flap door , trap door
- in Austria and Switzerland the extension of a telephone system or the extension
- a shut-off device in chimney feeds, see room stove
- the moving part of a drawbridge
at the plane :
- Landing flap , a buoyancy aid
- Spoiler , an adjustable element to reduce speed
in medicine :
- Eye patch to cover an injured eye
- Heart valve , serves as a valve for the heart's pumping function
- Ileocecal valve , a seal between the large and small intestines
- Valve in a lymph vessel , serves as a valve for the removal of the lymph
- Venous valve , serves as a valve for the return flow of venous blood to the heart
as jargon :
- Coffee flap , simple eatery for workers
- Flap (sex) , public toilet facility that is used by homo- and bisexual men for sexual contact
- Mouth , colloquial ( shut up )
See also :
Wiktionary: Klappe - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
