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Meanings of Piston in English

Russian
поршень
Portuguese
pistão do motor
Spanish
pistones fabricacion
Catalan
pistó
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Moving component of reciprocating engines that is contained by a cylinder and is made gas-tight by piston rings.

поршень
Portuguese
walter piston
Catalan
walter piston
Spanish
piston

United States neoclassical composer (1894-1976)

walter piston
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Examples for "Walter Piston"
Examples for "Walter Piston"
1
Then in 1956-57 he undertook post-graduate study at Harvard University with Walter Piston.
Radio NZ
Portuguese
pistão do motor
Catalan
pistó

Mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion.

pistão do motor
Usage of Piston in English
1
For Packing the Piston Rods and Valve Stems of Steam Engines and Pumps.
Scientific American, Volume XLIII., No. 25, December 18, 1880 /...
2
The passage continued lower down, on the Piston's far side.
Blind descent: the quest to discover the deepest place on earth
3
The former Piston hit all three of his long-range attempts at Detroit earlier this month.
Reuters
4
The Piston cloud key is set for an unveiling next week at an OpenStack conference in Boston.
Wired
5
Joshua McKenty founded Piston Cloud Computing, which seeks to bring a version of OpenStack to traditional businesses.
Wired
6
B represents that part of the packing which, when in use, is in contact with the Piston Rod.
Scientific American, Volume XLIII., No. 25, December 18, 1880 /...
7
Attach the piston rod to the piston, and insert piston in cylinder.
Things To Make
8
Blacken the piston rod in a candle flame to prevent solder adhering.
Things To Make
9
There's four different movements of the piston to make the bike move.
Wired
10
The rectilinear motion of the piston-rod was thus converted into rotary motion.
James Nasmyth, Engineer: An Autobiography
11
The big square jaw shot forward like the piston of an engine.
Ben Blair / The Story of a Plainsman
12
The piston head is guided by a slide keyed to the frame.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 358, November 11, 1882
13
These motives beat upon the mind as steam upon the iron piston.
The Investment of Influence: A Study of Social Sympathy and Serv...
14
The Englishman's arms shot into the slime with the regularity of pistons.
The Cruise of the Dry Dock
15
We replaced that one bad piston and the old car ran okay.
The Life of Me: An Autobiography
16
The brown fist went back and shot forward like a piston rod.
Mavericks
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