piston

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French piston. === Pronunciation === enPR: pĭs'tən, IPA(key): /ˈpɪstən/ Rhymes: -ɪstən === Noun === piston (plural pistons) (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) (music) A valve device in some brass instruments for changing the pitch ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === piston (third-person singular simple present pistons, present participle pistoning, simple past and past participle pistoned) (intransitive) To move up and down or in and out like a piston. === Anagrams === Pintos, Points, Tipson, instop, opts in, pinots, pintos, pitons, points, posnit, postin == Finnish == === Noun === piston genitive singular of pisto == French == === Etymology === 16th century in the sense of "pestle", borrowed from Italian pistone (15th century), from Latin pistāre, from the root pīnsō (“to crush”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pis.tɔ̃/ === Noun === piston m (plural pistons) (mechanics) piston (colloquial) contact, connection ==== Derived terms ==== pistonner ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: pistó → English: piston → Greek: πιστόνι (pistóni) → Romanian: piston === Further reading === “piston”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === pitons, points == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch piston, from French piston, from Italian pistone (15th century), from Latin pistāre, from the root pīnsō (“to crush”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpiston/ [ˈpis.t̪ɔn] Rhymes: -iston Syllabification: pis‧ton === Noun === piston (plural piston-piston) (mechanical engineering, automotive) piston Synonyms: omboh (Malay), seher, torak === Further reading === “piston”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French piston. === Noun === piston n (plural pistoane) piston (music) piston ==== Declension ==== == Welsh == === Etymology === From English piston. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɪsdɔn/, [ˈpɪstɔn] Rhymes: -ɪsdɔn === Noun === piston m (plural pistonau or pistynau) (mechanics) piston Synonyms: pillffon, ceuffon === References === 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