piston

1. (masculine) piston
2. (colloquial, masculine) contact, connection

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pis.tɔ̃/

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian: pistone

In summary

16th century in the sense of "pestle", borrowed from Italian pistone (15th century), from Latin pistāre, from the root pīnsō (“to crush”).

Concepts

piston

plunger

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valve

diver

influence

piston valve

pushing

string-pulling

Walter Piston

Piston

backing

Perinet valve

backlash

boosting

Synonyms

kolben

appui

plongeur

soutien

Translations

Kolben

pistone

pistón

pistão

zuiger

tłok

émbolo

pistó

πιστόνι

stantuffo

êmbolo

piston

piston

έμβολο

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