piston

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piston

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Borrowed from French piston.

noun pistoane · piston · pistonul · pistoanele

  1. neuter piston
  2. neuter piston

In English

  • piston solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder

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"piston." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/piston. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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piston. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/piston

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"piston." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/piston.

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@misc{piston_2026,
  title = {piston},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/piston},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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