- A
piston is a
component of
reciprocating engines,
reciprocating pumps, gas compressors,
hydraulic cylinders and
pneumatic cylinders,
among other similar...
- The
Detroit Pistons are an
American professional basketball team
based in Detroit. The
Pistons compete in the
National Basketball ****ociation (NBA) as...
- In optics,
piston is the mean
value of a
wavefront or
phase profile across the
pupil of an
optical system. The
piston coefficient is
typically expressed...
- Look up
piston in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
piston is an
engineering component of
engines and pumps.
Piston(s) may also
refer to:
Misnomer for...
-
reciprocating engine, more
often known as a
piston engine, is
typically a heat
engine that uses one or more
reciprocating pistons to
convert high
temperature and...
-
glossopharyngeal insufflation,
buccal pumping, or frog breathing) is a
means of
pistoning air into the
lungs to
volumes greater than can be
achieved by the person's...
- The "Malice at the Palace" (also
known as the Pacers–
Pistons brawl) was a
fight involving both
players and fans that
occurred during a
National Basketball...
-
Walter Hamor Piston, Jr. (January 20, 1894 –
November 12, 1976), was an
American composer of
classical music,
music theorist, and
professor of
music at...
- A
reciprocating compressor or
piston compressor is a positive-displacement
compressor that uses
pistons driven by a
crankshaft to
deliver gases at high...
- The Bulls–
Pistons rivalry is an NBA
rivalry between the
Chicago Bulls and
Detroit Pistons. The
rivalry began in the late 1980s and was one of the most...
