piston tube

  • 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,… …

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  • 2piston ring — n a circular metal spring used to stop gas or liquid escaping from between a piston and the tube that it moves in …

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  • 3piston — ► NOUN 1) a disc or short cylinder fitting closely inside a tube in which it moves up and down against a liquid or gas, used to derive or impart motion in an internal combustion engine or pump. 2) a valve in a brass instrument, depressed to alter …

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  • 4Piston (musique) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Piston. Piston de trompette. En musique, un piston est un mécanisme permettant de moduler …

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  • 5Piston valve — A piston valve is a device used to control the motion of a fluid along a tube or pipe by means of the linear motion of a piston within a chamber or cylinder.Examples of piston valves are: * The valves used in the valve gear of many stationary… …

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  • 6piston — (pi ston) s. m. 1°   Organe mécanique, en forme de cylindre très court, remplissant exactement une certaine portion de la capacité d un tube dans lequel il exécute un mouvement de va et vient. •   Pièce de bois enveloppée d étoupe comme le piston …

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  • 7tube-étalon à piston — stūmoklinis tikrintuvas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Tūrinis matavimo įtaisas, kurį sudaro pastovaus skerspjūvio ir žinomo tūrio vamzdžio sekcija. Srautas nustatomas pagal laiko tarpą, per kurį laisvai arba… …

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  • 8piston — n. 1 a disc or short cylinder fitting closely within a tube in which it moves up and down against a liquid or gas, used in an internal combustion engine to impart motion, or in a pump to receive motion. 2 a sliding valve in a trumpet etc. Phrases …

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  • 9Piston — n. 1 a disc or short cylinder fitting closely within a tube in which it moves up and down against a liquid or gas, used in an internal combustion engine to impart motion, or in a pump to receive motion. 2 a sliding valve in a trumpet etc. Phrases …

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  • 10Tube well — A Tube well as the name implies is simply a tube or pipe bored into the underground reservoir, fitted with a strainer at the lower end and worked at the top by a pump, to lift water for irrigation.A Tube well is type of water well in which a long …

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