Associations to the word «Piston»
Noun
- Cylinder
- Valve
- Detroit
- Kw
- Laker
- Compressor
- Exhaust
- Nba
- Hp
- Inline
- Compression
- Rod
- Engine
- Brake
- Airliner
- Celtic
- Monoplane
- Stroke
- Pump
- Rotor
- Propeller
- Steam
- Ignition
- Bucks
- Aero
- Nugget
- Turbine
- Displacement
- Horsepower
- Royce
- Aluminium
- Raptor
- Maverick
- Mph
- Alloy
- Manifold
- Cavalier
- Brawl
- Bearing
- Intake
- Boiler
- Recoil
- Rotary
- Pumping
- Sealing
- Blazer
- Friction
- Rebound
- Mazda
- Lb
- Bmw
- Inlet
- Cam
- Throttle
- Lever
- Auburn
- V6
- Biplane
- Leakage
- Gear
- Torque
- Vacuum
- Turbo
- Gasoline
- Diesel
- Pressure
- V8
- Shaft
- Wayne
- Jet
- Pratt
- Vane
- Hornet
- Inertia
- Bore
- Rpm
- Radiator
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
PISTON, noun. 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)
PISTON, noun. (music) A valve device in some brass instruments for changing the pitch
PISTON, verb. (intransitive) To move up and down like a piston.
PISTON, proper noun. A surname.
PISTON ENGINE, noun. Any of several types of engine having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons, in which a crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down within cylinders
PISTON ENGINES, noun. Plural of piston engine
PISTON RING, noun. A ring or seal that fits around a piston, sealing between the piston and the bore in which it slides.
PISTON RINGS, noun. Plural of piston ring
PISTON ROD, noun. A rod or bar in an engine that connects a piston to a crosshead
PISTON RODS, noun. Plural of piston rod
Dictionary definition
PISTON, noun. United States neoclassical composer (1894-1976).
PISTON, noun. Mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion.
Wise words
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fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.