piston

pis·ton  (pstn) n. 1. A solid cylinder or disk that fits snugly into a larger cylinder and moves under fluid pressure, as in a reciprocating engine, or displaces or compresses fluids, as in pumps and compressors. 2. Music A valve mechanism in brass instruments for altering the pitch. [French, from Italian pistone, pestone, large pestle, from pestare, to pound, crush, from Late Latin pistre, frequentative of Latin pnsere, pnsre.]

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piston

Noun

a cylindrical part that slides to and fro in a hollow cylinder: in an engine it is attached by a rod to other parts, thus its movement causes the other parts to move [Old Italian pistone]

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piston  (pstn) A solid cylinder or disk that fits snugly into a hollow cylinder and moves back and forth under the pressure of a fluid (typically a hot gas formed by combustion, as in many engines), or moves or compresses a fluid, as in a pump or compressor.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Piston - United States neoclassical composer (1894-1976) Walter Piston
	2.	piston - mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion plunger mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles piston ring - seal consisting of a split metal ring that seals the gap between a piston and the cylinder wall piston rod - connecting rod that moves or is moved by a piston reciprocating engine - an internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders

Translations

piston [ˈpɪstən] n → pistón m; émbolo

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piston [ˈpɪstən] n → piston m

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piston [ˈpɪstən] n → Kolben m

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piston [ˈpɪstən] n → pistone m

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piston

n piston [ˈpistən]

(in engines, pumps etc) a round piece usually of metal that fits inside a cylinder and moves up and down or backwards and forwards inside it. suier مِكْبَس бутало píst stempel der Kolben έμβολο, πιστόνι pistón, émbolo kolb پیستون mäntä piston בּוּכנָה पिस्टन, मुसली klip dugattyú piston stimpill pistone ピストン 피스톤 stūmoklis virzulis omboh zuiger stempel tłok pistão piston поршень piest bat klip pistong, kolv ลูกสูบ piston 活塞 поршень پسٹن، متحرک ڈاٹ pittông, van đẩy 活塞