Plural of piston
regular plural
The plural of piston is pistons.
Forms of piston
| Singular | piston /ˈpɪstən/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | pistons |
| Countable | countable |
Pistons in a sentence
- A hydraulic press is operated by the differential pressure of water on pistons of different dimensions.From the entry hydraulic
- For the pistons of a four-stroke engine, the exhaust stroke follows the power stroke.From the entry stroke
- A rotary engine revolves the heads rather than having pistons go back and forth.From the entry rotary
- The pistons are driven by steam power.From the entry steam power
- The crankshaft and connecting rods of an engine convert the rectilinear motion of the pistons to rotary motion of the flywheel.From the entry rectilinear
Meaning of piston
- noun 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).
- noun A valve device in some brass instruments for changing the pitch.
- verb To move up and down or in and out like a piston.
Questions about the plural of piston
- What is the plural of piston?
- The plural of piston is pistons.
- Is piston countable?
- Piston is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: piston (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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