As verbs the difference between piston and planger
is that piston is to move up and down like a piston while planger is to whine, cry.
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).
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
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planger
Not English
Planger has no English definition. It may be misspelled.
