A door that rotates around a central pivot.
A movement of personnel between roles as legislators and regulators, on the one hand, and members of the industries affected by the legislation and regulation, on the other.
A system or institution in which people exit and immediately reenter.
Synonym of recidivism
One of the leaves of a folding-door, or a window-sash.
One of the pieces or divisions of bivalve or multivalve shells.
One of the pieces into which certain fruits naturally separate when they dehisce.
One of the two similar portions of the shell of a diatom.
A device that admits fuel and air into the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, or one that allows combustion gases to exit.
A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe.
One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or control the flow in the opposite direction
A vacuum tube.
A small portion of certain anthers, which opens like a trapdoor to allow the pollen to escape, such as in the barberry.
To control (flow) by means of a valve.