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Piston vs Pistonlike - What's the difference?

piston | pistonlike |

As a noun piston

is 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.

As a verb piston

is {{cx|intransitive|lang=en}} To move up and down like a piston.

As a proper noun Piston

is {{surname|lang=en}.

As an adjective pistonlike is

resembling a piston or some aspect of one.

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

    * ----

    pistonlike

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Resembling a piston or some aspect of one.