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Definition of piston
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Piston
(n.) A
sliding
piece which
either
is moved by, or moves
against,
fluid
pressure.
It
usually
consists
of a short
cylinder
fitting
within
a
cylindrical
vessel
along which it
moves,
back and
forth.
It is used in steam
engines
to
receive
motion
from the
steam,
and in pumps to
transmit
motion
to a
fluid;
also for other
purposes..
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Inboard
::
Inboard
(a. & adv.) From
without
inward;
toward
the
inside;
as, the
inboard
stroke
of a steam
engine
piston,
the
inward
or
return
stroke..
Cylinder
::
Cylinder
(n.) The
chamber
of a steam
engine
in which the
piston
is moved by the force of
steam.
Stroke
::
Stroke
(v. t.) The
movement,
in
either
direction,
of the
piston
plunger,
piston
rod,
crosshead,
etc., as of a steam
engine
or a pump, in which these parts have a
reciprocating
motion;
as, the
forward
stroke
of a
piston;
also, the
entire
distance
passed
through,
as by a
piston,
in such a
movement;
as, the
piston
is at half
stroke..
Chyometer
::
Chyometer
(n.) An
instrument
for
measuring
liquids.
It
consists
of a
piston
moving
in a tube in which is
contained
the
liquid,
the
quantity
expelled
being
indicated
by the
graduation
upon the
piston
rod..
Force Pump
::
Force pump () 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..
Liner
::
Liner (n.) A
lining
within
the
cylinder,
in which the
piston
works and
between
which and the outer shell of the
cylinder
a space is left to form a steam
jacket..
Bucket
::
Bucket
(n.) The
valved
piston
of a
lifting
pump.
Packing
::
Packing
(n.) A
yielding
ring, as of
metal,
which
surrounds
a
piston
and
maintains
a tight fit, as
inside
a
cylinder,
etc..
Trunk
::
Trunk (n.) A large pipe
forming
the
piston
rod of a steam
engine,
of
sufficient
diameter
to allow one end of the
connecting
rod to be
attached
to the
crank,
and the other end to pass
within
the pipe
directly
to the
piston,
thus
making
the
engine
more
compact..
Cornets-a-piston
::
Cornets-a-piston
(pl. ) of
Cornet-a-pisto.
Forcer
::
Forcer
(n.) The solid
piston
of a force pump; the
instrument
by which water is
forced
in a pump.
Piston
::
Piston
(n.) A
sliding
piece which
either
is moved by, or moves
against,
fluid
pressure.
It
usually
consists
of a short
cylinder
fitting
within
a
cylindrical
vessel
along which it
moves,
back and
forth.
It is used in steam
engines
to
receive
motion
from the
steam,
and in pumps to
transmit
motion
to a
fluid;
also for other
purposes..
Expansion
::
Expansion
(n.) The
operation
of steam in a
cylinder
after its
communication
with the
boiler
has been cut off, by which it
continues
to exert
pressure
upon the
moving
piston..
Condenser
::
Condenser
(n.) An
instrument
for
condensing
air or other
elastic
fluids,
consisting
of a
cylinder
having
a
movable
piston
to force the air into a
receiver,
and a valve to
prevent
its
escape..
Pack
::
Pack (n.) To
render
impervious,
as by
filling
or
surrounding
with
suitable
material,
or to fit or
adjust
so as to move
without
giving
passage
to air,
water,
or
steam;
as, to pack a
joint;
to pack the
piston
of a steam
engine..
Crosshead
::
Crosshead
(n.) A beam or bar
across
the head or end of a rod, etc., or a block
attached
to it and
carrying
a
knuckle
pin; as the solid
crosspiece
running
between
parallel
slides,
which
receives
motion
from the
piston
of a steam
engine
and
imparts
it to the
connecting
rod, which is
hinged
to the
crosshead..
Trumpet
::
Trumpet
(n.) A wind
instrument
of great
antiquity,
much used in war and
military
exercises,
and of great value in the
orchestra.
In
consists
of a long
metallic
tube,
curved
(once or
twice)
into a
convenient
shape,
and
ending
in a bell. Its scale in the lower
octaves
is
limited
to the first
natural
harmonics;
but there are
modern
trumpets
capable,
by means of
valves
or
pistons,
of
producing
every tone
within
their
compass,
although
at the
expense
of the true
ringing
quality
of
tone..
Collar
::
Collar
(n.) A ring or round
flange
upon,
surrounding,
or
against
an
object,
and used for
restraining
motion
within
given
limits,
or for
holding
something
to its
place,
or for
hiding
an
opening
around
an
object;
as, a
collar
on a
shaft,
used to
prevent
endwise
motion
of the
shaft;
a
collar
surrounding
a
stovepipe
at the place where it
enters
a wall. The
flanges
of a
piston
and the gland of a
stuffing
box are
sometimes
called
collars..
Backlash
::
Backlash
(n.) The
distance
through
which one part of
connected
machinery,
as a
wheel,
piston,
or
screw,
can be moved
without
moving
the
connected
parts,
resulting
from
looseness
in
fitting
or from wear; also, the
jarring
or
reflex
motion
caused
in badly
fitting
machinery
by
irregularities
in
velocity
or a
reverse
of
motion..
Pump
::
Pump (n.) An
hydraulic
machine,
variously
constructed,
for
raising
or
transferring
fluids,
consisting
essentially
of a
moving
piece or
piston
working
in a
hollow
cylinder
or other
cavity,
with
valves
properly
placed
for
admitting
or
retaining
the fluid as it is drawn or
driven
through
them by the
action
of the
piston..
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