piston

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.4 Anagrams 2 Finnish 2.1 Noun 3 French 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Noun 3.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: pĭs'tən, IPA: /ˈpɪstən/, SAMPA: /pIst@n/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -ɪstən

[edit] Etymology

From French piston.

[edit] Noun

piston (plural pistons)

1. 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)
2. (music) A valve device in some brass instruments for changing the pitch

[edit] Translations

[edit] Derived terms

• piston rod
• piston ring

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of inopst
• opts in
• pinots
• pintos
• pitons
• points

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Noun

piston

1. Genitive singular form of pisto.

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

from Italian pistone.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /pistɔ̃/
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[edit] Noun

piston m. (plural pistons)

1. piston
2. (colloquial) contact, connection

   Pour trouver un boulot par ici, il faut avoir des pistons. To get a job round here you need connections.

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of inopst
• pitons
• points