| NOUN | person | Piston, Walter Piston | United States neoclassical composer (1894-1976) |
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| artifact | piston, plunger | mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion |
| Sounds | pih'stahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | United States neoclassical composer (1894-1976). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | Walter Piston | |
| Instance of | composer | someone who composes music as a profession |
| Spanish | Piston, Walter Piston | |
| Catalan | Walter Piston | |
| Meaning | mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | plunger | |
| Part of | reciprocating engine | An internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders |
| Parts | piston ring | seal consisting of a split metal ring that seals the gap / gap between a piston and the cylinder wall |
| piston rod | connecting rod that moves or is moved by a piston | |
| Broader | mechanical device | mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles |
| Spanish | émbolo, piston, pistón | |
| Catalan | èmbol, pistó | |
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