piston

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder, and moves under pressure (as in an engine) or displaces fluid (as in a pump)
2. A valve device in some brass instruments for changing the pitch

Verb

To move up and down or in and out like a piston.

Sinonieme

plunger

🪠

sucker

ram

🐏

male plug

male die

positive die

patrix

male mould

force plug

force piston

positive mould

mould plunger

male building form

male force

backlash

male section

plug

rammer

Vertalings

piston

Kolben

pistone

pistón

pistão

zuiger

έμβολο

πιστόνι

émbolo

stantuffo

pistó

piston

Hubkolben

Pumpventil

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈpɪstən/

Etimologie (Engels)

From French piston.

Sinne

His third stream of philosophy was based around piston valves .