Piston
noun
A part in engine which moves up and down inside a cylinder and helps the engine work.
The piston in the car engine needs to be replaced.
Often appears as...
- piston engine
- piston cylinder
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A part of a musical instrument, like a trumpet, that changes airflow to create different musical notes.
She pushed the pistons on her trumpet to play a high note.
Often appears as...
- trumpet piston
- piston valve
noun
A piece of sports equipment in bobsleigh where the rider lies down to minimize resistance.
The new design of the piston in the bobsleigh will help the team to reduce friction.
Often appears as...
- bobsleigh piston
- ride piston
noun
A part in engine which moves up and down inside a cylinder and helps the engine work.
The piston in the car engine needs to be replaced.
Often appears as...
- piston engine
- piston cylinder
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A part of a musical instrument, like a trumpet, that changes airflow to create different musical notes.
She pushed the pistons on her trumpet to play a high note.
Often appears as...
- trumpet piston
- piston valve
noun
A piece of sports equipment in bobsleigh where the rider lies down to minimize resistance.
The new design of the piston in the bobsleigh will help the team to reduce friction.
Often appears as...
- bobsleigh piston
- ride piston
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Pro Tip 1/3Engine Movement
Remember, the piston's movement is vital for converting fuel into mechanical energy.
The repeated movement of the pistons powers the car forward.
Pro Tip 2/3Wear and Tear
Pistons are subject to significant wear due to constant use and may need replacement or repair.
After 100,000 miles, it's common to check the engine's pistons for wear.
Pro Tip 3/3Cylinder Pairing
A piston always works within a cylinder, and they are mentioned together often.
The mechanic examined the piston and cylinder for signs of damage.
Pro Tip 1/3Engine Movement
Remember, the piston's movement is vital for converting fuel into mechanical energy.
The repeated movement of the pistons powers the car forward.
Pro Tip 2/3Wear and Tear
Pistons are subject to significant wear due to constant use and may need replacement or repair.
After 100,000 miles, it's common to check the engine's pistons for wear.
Pro Tip 3/3Cylinder Pairing
A piston always works within a cylinder, and they are mentioned together often.
The mechanic examined the piston and cylinder for signs of damage.
Pro Tip 1/3Engine Movement
Remember, the piston's movement is vital for converting fuel into mechanical energy.
The repeated movement of the pistons powers the car forward.
Pro Tip 2/3Wear and Tear
Pistons are subject to significant wear due to constant use and may need replacement or repair.
After 100,000 miles, it's common to check the engine's pistons for wear.
Pro Tip 3/3Cylinder Pairing
A piston always works within a cylinder, and they are mentioned together often.
The mechanic examined the piston and cylinder for signs of damage.
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What is the Internet,...
communications business when they when they bought two cables one across the Atlantic and the piston one across the Pacific and proceeded to add pieces onto them until they had built a belt around the world which means they will send your bits to the east or the west so they have this is literally a beam of light around the world and if a cable breaks in the Pacific that'll send it
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Bill Gross: Great ideas...
the exact optimum to get the most power per dollar, irrespective of weight, irrespective of size, just to get the most conversion of solar energy, because the sun is free. And that's the process we took -- let me show you how the engine works. The simplest heat engine, or hot air engine, of all time would be this -- take a box, a steel canister, with a piston.
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Michel Laberge: How...
a lukewarm temperature of three million degrees C. Unfortunately, it doesn't last quite long enough, so we need to extend the life of the plasma a little bit, but last month it got a lot better, so I think we have the plasma compressing now. Then we built a small sphere, about this big, 14 pistons around it,
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Reinventing the...
for hand go to the page for hand where I found the most fun and possibly embarrassing bit of trivia I found in a long time it's simply this the back of the hand is formally called the ax piston are now that's embarrassing because up until now every time I've said I know it like the back of my hand
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Design and future...
just an individual component but an entire system so one manufacturer is improving an engine by starting with a piston that makes it lighter and then that allows the return spring to be thinner which then allows the shaft to be shorter and then the changes cascades
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Power Post Performance PIPE...
actual piston Y is 2.2 pounds and it has in force strong enough to break rock and that's why the power post driver is unbeatable so the world of post driving is about to get a wake-up call it's this thing the power post driver you got it
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Finishing Touches PIPE...
Pistons the same process happens twice even explode is the engine the hole is more than the sum of the single parts and as required it goes on to it is important then they push the engine to another special machine it tightens all
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Alligators Showing Off...
The alligator's back is just below the surface of the water, As it begins to bellow, its entire body vibrates. And its back acts like a piston, driving the surface of the water
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Flamingos of Bogoria PIPE...
the lesser flamingos it is the staff of life the powerful tongue pumps water like a piston the beak is a highly efficient
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Safari Live - Day 257 PIPE...
I'm afraid I missed that piston what was that
Video examples
What is the Internet,...
communications business when they when they bought two cables one across the Atlantic and the piston one across the Pacific and proceeded to add pieces onto them until they had built a belt around the world which means they will send your bits to the east or the west so they have this is literally a beam of light around the world and if a cable breaks in the Pacific that'll send it
Video examples
Bill Gross: Great ideas...
the exact optimum to get the most power per dollar, irrespective of weight, irrespective of size, just to get the most conversion of solar energy, because the sun is free. And that's the process we took -- let me show you how the engine works. The simplest heat engine, or hot air engine, of all time would be this -- take a box, a steel canister, with a piston.
Video examples
Michel Laberge: How...
a lukewarm temperature of three million degrees C. Unfortunately, it doesn't last quite long enough, so we need to extend the life of the plasma a little bit, but last month it got a lot better, so I think we have the plasma compressing now. Then we built a small sphere, about this big, 14 pistons around it,
Video examples
Reinventing the...
for hand go to the page for hand where I found the most fun and possibly embarrassing bit of trivia I found in a long time it's simply this the back of the hand is formally called the ax piston are now that's embarrassing because up until now every time I've said I know it like the back of my hand
Video examples
Design and future...
just an individual component but an entire system so one manufacturer is improving an engine by starting with a piston that makes it lighter and then that allows the return spring to be thinner which then allows the shaft to be shorter and then the changes cascades
Video examples
Power Post Performance PIPE...
actual piston Y is 2.2 pounds and it has in force strong enough to break rock and that's why the power post driver is unbeatable so the world of post driving is about to get a wake-up call it's this thing the power post driver you got it
Video examples
Finishing Touches PIPE...
Pistons the same process happens twice even explode is the engine the hole is more than the sum of the single parts and as required it goes on to it is important then they push the engine to another special machine it tightens all
Video examples
Alligators Showing Off...
The alligator's back is just below the surface of the water, As it begins to bellow, its entire body vibrates. And its back acts like a piston, driving the surface of the water
Video examples
Flamingos of Bogoria PIPE...
the lesser flamingos it is the staff of life the powerful tongue pumps water like a piston the beak is a highly efficient
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 257 PIPE...
I'm afraid I missed that piston what was that
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Quote examples
Rhys Ifans
Welsh Actor
Film and stage are very different; I don't necessarily prefer one over the other. Every few years, I get a big itch to go back to the theater. To learn humility, to learn bravery and to remind yourself that the pistons that drive your craft are working on full power. And to remind yourself how badly paid actors can be.
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Rhys Ifans
Welsh Actor
Film and stage are very different; I don't necessarily prefer one over the other. Every few years, I get a big itch to go back to the theater. To learn humility, to learn bravery and to remind yourself that the pistons that drive your craft are working on full power. And to remind yourself how badly paid actors can be.
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