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Meanings of automotive 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
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Examples for "piston"
Examples for "piston"
1
Attach the piston rod to the piston, and insert piston in cylinder.
Things To Make
2
Blacken the piston rod in a candle flame to prevent solder adhering.
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3
There's four different movements of the piston to make the bike move.
Wired
4
The rectilinear motion of the piston-rod was thus converted into rotary motion.
James Nasmyth, Engineer: An Autobiography
5
The big square jaw shot forward like the piston of an engine.
Ben Blair / The Story of a Plainsman