piston
English
/ˈpɪstən/
noun
Definitions
- 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)
- (music) A valve device in some brass instruments for changing the pitch
- (firearms)
Etymology
Borrowed from French piston.
Origin
French
piston
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- multipiston English
- pistoned English
- pistonless English
- pistonlike English
- pistonphone English
- pista Italian
- pistone Italian
- piston French
- pistonner French
- autopista Spanish, Castilian
- despistar Spanish, Castilian
- pista Spanish, Castilian
- piston Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan