Webster's 1913 Dictionary

VALSALVIAN

VALSALVIAN Val *sal "vi *an, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to Valsalva, an Italian anatomist of the 17th century. Valsalvian experiment (Med. ), the process of inflating the middle ear by closing the mouth and nostrils, and blowing so as to puff out the cheeks.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Valsalva maneuver

Val sal va ma neu ver |valˈsalvə vælˈsælvə məˌnuvər | ▶noun Medicine the action of attempting to exhale with the nostrils and mouth, or the glottis, closed. This increases pressure in the middle ear and the chest, as when bracing to lift heavy objects, and is used as a means of equalizing pressure in the ears. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: named after Antonio M. Valsalva (1666 –1723 ), Italian anatomist.

 

valse

valse |väls vɑls | ▶noun ( pl. same ) French term for waltz (esp. as used in the titles of pieces of music ). ORIGIN late 18th cent.: via French from German Walzer .

 

Oxford Dictionary

Valsalva manoeuvre

Valsalva manoeuvre |valˈsalvə | ▶noun Medicine the action of attempting to exhale with the nostrils and mouth, or the glottis, closed. This increases pressure in the middle ear and the chest, as when bracing to lift heavy objects, and is used as a means of equalizing pressure in the ears. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: named after Antonio M. Valsalva (1666 –1723 ), Italian anatomist.

 

valse

valse |vals, vɔːls | ▶noun ( pl. pronunc. same ) French term for waltz (especially as used in the titles of pieces of music ). ORIGIN late 18th cent.: via French from German Walzer .

 

French Dictionary

valse

valse n. f. nom féminin 1 Danse à trois temps. : Les valses de Strauss. 2 figuré Changements fréquents. : La valse des remaniements ministériels. Valse-hésitation. figuré Attitude indécise. : La valse-hésitation de l ’Académie à l ’égard des Rectifications orthographiques de 1990.

 

valser

valser v. intr. verbe intransitif Danser la valse. : Les danseurs valsaient harmonieusement. aimer

 

valseur

valseur , euse n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui danse la valse.

 

Spanish Dictionary

vals

vals nombre masculino 1 Baile de pareja originario de Alemania y Austria, de ritmo moderado y movimientos suaves y circulares de gran elegancia :el vals nació a finales del siglo xviii y pronto se convirtió en el baile de salón de mayor sofisticación y delicadeza .SINÓNIMO valse .2 Composición musical, en compás de tres por cuatro, con la cual se acompaña este baile :Strauss, Schubert y Liszt compusieron hermosos valses .SINÓNIMO valse .El plural es valses .

 

valsar

valsar verbo intransitivo Bailar el vals .

 

valse

valse nombre ambiguo Amér Vals .