piston-pistone: meaning, definitions and translations

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What is piston? piston is pistone

What is pistone?

  • A solid cylinder or disk that fits snugly into a larger cylinder and moves under fluid pressure, as in a reciprocating engine, or displaces or compresses fluids, as in pumps and compressors.

    Un cilindro o disco solido che si inserisce perfettamente in un cilindro più grande e si muove sotto pressione del fluido, come in un motore alternativo, o sposta o comprime i fluidi, come nelle pompe e nei compressori.

  • Music A valve mechanism in brass instruments for altering the pitch.

    Musica Un meccanismo valvola in ottoni per alterare il tono.

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