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nounUnited States neoclassical composer (1894-1976)
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nounmechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion
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- ice a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
- lead the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
- cylinder a chamber within which piston moves
- gasket seal consisting of a ring for packing pistons or sealing a pipe joint
- hypodermic a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections
- hypo a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections
- spark advance the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
- wrist pin pin joining a piston to a connecting rod
- master cylinder a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston
- brake cylinder a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston