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Piston ring

packing ring or any of several such rings for a piston

Chyometer

An instrument for measuring liquids It consists of a piston moving in a tube in which is contained the liquid

Force pump

A pump having a solid piston or plunger for drawing and forcing a liquid as water

blowby

the combustion cylinder of an internal combustion engine between the piston and cylinder wall into the crankcase

Cornet agrave piston

instrument like the trumpet furnished with valves moved by small pistons or sliding rods a cornopean a cornet

Cornopean

An obsolete name for the cornet agrave piston

Crosshead

crosspiece running between parallel slides which receives motion from the piston of a steam engine and imparts it to the connecting

dashpot

a mechanical damping device containing a piston that moves in a fluid filled chamber to serve as

Embolus

Something inserted as a wedge the piston or sucker of a pump or syringe

Instroke

a steam or other engine a stroke in which the piston is moving away from the crank shaft opposed to outstroke

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