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How to pronounce “piston”
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Pronunciation guide for piston
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of piston with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Future of Flying Is Electrifying
Like the previous piston and jet revolutions,
- Definition summary
- (mechanics) 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)
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How to pronounce piston
The Future of Flying Is Electrifying
Like the previous piston and jet revolutions,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “piston”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (mechanics) 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
- [Verb]
- (intransitive) To move up and down or in and out like a piston.
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