piston force
1piston — [ pistɔ̃ ] n. m. • 1648; « pilon » 1534; it. pistone, de pestare → piste 1 ♦ Pièce cylindrique qui se meut dans un tube (corps de pompe, cylindre de machine, de moteur), où elle reçoit et transmet une pression exercée par un fluide. Course,… …
2Force pump — (Mach.) (a) A pump having a solid piston, or plunger, for drawing and forcing a liquid, as water, through the valves; in distinction from a pump having a bucket, or valved piston. (b) A pump adapted for delivering water at a considerable height… …
3Piston (mécanique) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Piston. Un piston permet la conversion d une pression en un travail ou réciproquement. En mécanique, un piston est une pièce …
4Piston — For other uses, see Piston (disambiguation). Components of a typical, four stroke cycle, DOHC piston engine. (E) Exhaust camshaft, (I) Intake camshaft, (S) Spark plug, (V) Valves, (P) Piston, (R) Connecting rod, (C) Crankshaft, (W) Water jacket… …
5piston — A round or cylindrical plug, which closed at one end and open at the other. It slides up and down in the cylinder. It is attached to the connecting rod and when the fuel charge is fired, will transfer the force of the explosion to the connecting… …
6Piston (musique) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Piston. Piston de trompette. En musique, un piston est un mécanisme permettant de moduler …
7force pump — noun pump used to force a liquid up and expel it under pressure • Hypernyms: ↑pump * * * noun : a pump with a solid piston for drawing and forcing through valves a liquid (as water) to a considerable height above the pump or under a considerable… …
8piston — A sliding plug in an actuating cylinder that converts pressure into force and then into work. In reciprocating engines, a piston compresses the fuel air mixture and transmits force from expanding gases in the cylinder to the crankshaft …
9piston-engine aircraft — aircraft which is powered by a propeller which spins from the force of the piston engine …
10force pump — noun Date: 1659 a pump with a solid piston for drawing and forcing through valves a liquid (as water) to a considerable height above the pump or under a considerable pressure …