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Piston vs Bushing - What's the difference?

piston | bushing |

As a proper noun piston

is .

As a noun bushing is

(mechanical engineering) a type of bearing, a cylindrical lining designed to reduce friction and wear inside a hole, often used as a casing for a shaft, pin or hinge.

piston

English

(wikipedia piston)

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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

    * piston rod * piston ring * pistoning

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To move up and down like a piston.
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    bushing

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mechanical engineering) A type of bearing, a cylindrical lining designed to reduce friction and wear inside a hole, often used as a casing for a shaft, pin or hinge.
  • (mechanical engineering) An elastic bearing used as a type of vibration isolator, commonly made of rubber. An interface between two parts, damping the movement and the energy transmitted.
  • (mechanical engineering) A threaded bushing, is a fastener element that is inserted into an object, usually to add a threaded hole in a softer or thin material.
  • (electrical engineering) A lining for an opening through which a conductor passes, providing insulation and mechanical protection for the conductor.
  • An adapter for joining pipes of different size.