PISTON
\pˈɪstən], \pˈɪstən], \p_ˈɪ_s_t_ə_n]\
Definitions of PISTON
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A small solid cylinder, fitting exactly and moving up and down by, or working against, a fluid, as, in the barrel of a pump, or in an engine cylinder.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A short solid cylinder, used in pumps, etc., fitting and moving up and down within another hollow one.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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A solid disk fitting tightly into a hollow cylinder, and capable of being driven up or down by pressure from above or below. Piston-rod, the rod attaching the piston to the adjoining machinery.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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The plunger in a pump or steam-engine; a strong short rod of wood or iron, solid or hollow, with a valve fitted at the bottom, made to fit exactly the barrel of a pump, or the cylinder of a steam-engine, and to work up and down in it.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
