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piston

See also: Piston and pistón

English

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A simplified animation of a piston reciprocating.
 
This is a view of a typical piston and its piston rings. A portion of the connecting rod is also visible.

Etymology

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French pistonbor.
English piston

    Borrowed from French piston.

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    • enPR: pĭs'tən, IPA(key): /ˈpɪstən/
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    • Rhymes: -ɪstən

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    piston (plural pistons)

    1. (mechanics) 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)
    2. (music) A valve device in some brass instruments for changing the pitch

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    Verb

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    piston (third-person singular simple present pistons, present participle pistoning, simple past and past participle pistoned)

    1. (intransitive) To move up and down or in and out like a piston.
      • 1991, Etienne, “In Enemy Hands”, in Drummer‎[1], number 151, page 32:
        The Latino warrior fucked like a man possessed. His lean hips powered the pistoning rod in short, vicious jabs, so rapidly that the shit-streaked cock was a blur as it pounded Captain Randall's butthole, churning the screaming soldier's ass-juices, rectal blood, and smashed turds into a slimy froth.

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    piston

    1. genitive singular of pisto

    French

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    Etymology

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

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    piston m (plural pistons)

    1. (mechanics) piston
    2. (colloquial) contact, connection
      Pour trouver un boulot par ici, il faut avoir des pistons.
      To get a job round here you need connections.

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    • → Catalan: pistó
    • → English: piston
    • → Greek: πιστόνι (pistóni)
    • → Romanian: piston

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    Etymology

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    From Dutch piston, from French piston, from Italian pistone (15th century), from Latin pistāre, from the root pīnsō (“to crush”).

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    piston (plural piston-piston)

    1. (mechanical engineering, automotive) piston
      Synonyms: omboh (Malay), seher, torak

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    Romanian

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from French piston.

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    piston n (plural pistoane)

    1. piston
    2. (music) piston

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    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative piston pistonul pistoane pistoanele
    genitive-dative piston pistonului pistoane pistoanelor
    vocative pistonule pistoanelor

    Welsh

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    Etymology

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    From English piston.

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    piston m (plural pistonau or pistynau)

    1. (mechanics) piston
      Synonyms: pillffon, ceuffon

    References

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    • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “piston”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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