piston pressure

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• Pressure experiment — Pressure experiments are experiments performed at pressures lower or higher than atmospheric pressure, called low pressure experiments and high pressure experiments, respectively. Pressure experiment are necessary because substances behave… …   Wikipedia

• Piston — Pis ton, n. [F. piston; cf. It. pistone piston, also pestone a large pestle; all fr. L. pinsere, pistum, to pound, to stamp. See {Pestle}, {Pistil}.] (Mach.) A sliding piece which either is moved by, or moves against, fluid pressure. It usually… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Piston head — Piston Pis ton, n. [F. piston; cf. It. pistone piston, also pestone a large pestle; all fr. L. pinsere, pistum, to pound, to stamp. See {Pestle}, {Pistil}.] (Mach.) A sliding piece which either is moved by, or moves against, fluid pressure. It… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Piston rod — Piston Pis ton, n. [F. piston; cf. It. pistone piston, also pestone a large pestle; all fr. L. pinsere, pistum, to pound, to stamp. See {Pestle}, {Pistil}.] (Mach.) A sliding piece which either is moved by, or moves against, fluid pressure. It… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Piston valve — Piston Pis ton, n. [F. piston; cf. It. pistone piston, also pestone a large pestle; all fr. L. pinsere, pistum, to pound, to stamp. See {Pestle}, {Pistil}.] (Mach.) A sliding piece which either is moved by, or moves against, fluid pressure. It… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Piston valves — are an integral part of the cylinder arrangement of a steam locomotive. They control the admission and exhaustion of steam from the cylinders, enabling a locomotive to move under its own power. Design principles When on the move, a steam… …   Wikipedia

• Pressure — Pres sure (?; 138), n. [OF., fr. L. pressura, fr. premere. See 4th {Press}.] 1. The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand. [1913 Webster] 2. A contrasting force or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pressure gauge — Pressure Pres sure (?; 138), n. [OF., fr. L. pressura, fr. premere. See 4th {Press}.] 1. The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand. [1913 Webster] 2. A contrasting… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• piston — [pis′tən] n. [Fr < It pistone < pistare, to pound, crush < LL, freq. of L pinsere, to pound, beat: see PESTLE] 1. the snug fitting engine part that is forced back and forth within a cylinder by the pressure of combustion, steam, etc. and …   English World dictionary

• crystallization under piston pressure — Смотри кристаллизация под поршневым давлением …   Энциклопедический словарь по металлургии

• Pressure volume diagram — Thermodynamics …   Wikipedia