piston engine

noun

Any of several types of engine having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons, in which a crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down within cylinders; many internal combustion engines and many steam engines have such a mechanism.

Similar
reciprocating engine
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Meanings

nounpiston engine (plural piston engines)

plural piston engines

  1. Any of several types of engine having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons, in which a crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down within cylinders; many internal combustion engines and many steam engines have such a mechanism.

    Synonyms: reciprocating engine

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of several types of engine having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons, in which a crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down within cylinders; many internal combustion engines and many steam engines have such a mechanism.

Similar
reciprocating engine
Also see
reciprocating engine

Translations

Catalan motor d'explosió
  • motor d'explosióengines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons
Chinese Mandarin 活塞發動機 /活塞发动机, 往復式發動機 /往复式发动机
  • 活塞發動機 /活塞发动机 (huósāi fādòngjī)engines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons
  • 往復式發動機 /往复式发动机 (wǎngfùshì fādòngjī)engines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons
Danish stempelmotor
  • stempelmotorengines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons
Dutch zuigermotor
  • zuigermotorengines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons
Finnish mäntämoottori
  • mäntämoottoriengines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons
French moteur à explosion
  • moteur à explosionengines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons
German Kolbenmaschinen, Kolbenmotor
  • Kolbenmaschinenengines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons
  • Kolbenmotorengines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons
Italian motore a pistoni
  • motore a pistoniengines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons
Japanese ピストンエンジン
  • ピストンエンジン (pisuton'enjin)engines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons
Norwegian stempelmotor
  • stempelmotorengines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons
Polish silnik tłokowy
  • silnik tłokowyengines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons
Portuguese motor de explosão
  • motor de explosãoengines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons
Russian поршнево́й дви́гатель
  • поршнево́й дви́гатель (poršnevój dvígatelʹ)engines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons
Swedish kolvmotor
  • kolvmotorengines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons
Cite this entry
APA

piston engine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piston%20engine

MLA

“piston engine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piston%20engine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piston engine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piston%20engine.

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