piston en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- pĭs'tən
- /ˈpɪstən/
Etymology
Borrowed from French piston.
Meanings
- 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)
- A valve device in some brass instruments for changing the pitch
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pistons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
pistonless · trunk piston · pistoning · piston engine · piston ring · pistonlike · piston rod · piston valve · opposed piston opposed cylinder · pistonphone · multipiston
Translations (80)
de Kolben (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · id seher (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · ru писто́н (valve of brass instruments) · es émbolo (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · ja ピストン (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · haw hao kuʻe (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · de Zündhütchenträger (in firearms) · lv virzulis (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · eo piŝto (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · la fundulus (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · nb stempel (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · hu dugattyú (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · tr piston (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · haw kuʻe (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · ro piston (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · ru по́ршень (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · da stempel (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · fr piston (valve of brass instruments) · he בוכנה \ בֻּכְנָה (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · ko 피스톤 (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · pl odrzut (in firearms) · pl tłok (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · pt pistão (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · id piston (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · be іглі́ца (in firearms) · cy piston (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · fi venttiili (valve of brass instruments) · ru золотни́к (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · ka დგუში (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · ar مِدَكّ (in firearms) · gl pistón (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · cy ceuffon (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · de Pumpventil (valve of brass instruments) · fi mäntä (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · el πιστόνι (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · gl sucho (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · fi mäntä (in firearms) · ja 喞子 (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · ms piston (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · kk піспек (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · uk уда́рник (in firearms) · ms omboh (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · tl tublik (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · be уда́рнік (in firearms) · bg клапа (valve of brass instruments) · is stimpill (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · ca pistó (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · is bulla (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · es pistón (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · cmn 活塞 (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · it pistone (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · de Piston (in firearms) · fi työntöventtiili (valve of brass instruments) · id torak (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · ja 活塞 (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · vi pít tông (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · gl émbolo (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · ru уда́рник (in firearms) · fr piston (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · th ลูกสูบ (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · mi kōkeke (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · ru плу́нжер (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · cs píst (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · mn бүлүүр (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · sh klip (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · nl zuiger (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · nn stempel (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · cmn 鞲鞴 (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · sv kolv (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · yue 活塞 (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · km ពីស្តុង (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · de Perinetventil (valve of brass instruments) · mk клип (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · bg бутало (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · ru кла́пан (valve of brass instruments) · sh stap (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · kk поршень (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · hy մխոց (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · cy pillffon (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) · la embolus (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder)