золотни́к — meaning in English

English meaning

• piston noun A cylindrical part that slides back and forth inside a tube, used to compress fluid or transmit motion in an engine or pump.

Senses

золотни́к is used for these senses in English:

• piston (mechanics) A solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder, and moves under pressure (as in an engine) or displaces fluid (as in a pump)
• zolotnik An old Russian unit of weight, equal to 1/96 of a pound or approximately 4.2658 grams.

piston — full definition

1. noun A cylindrical part that slides back and forth inside a tube, used to compress fluid or transmit motion in an engine or pump.
2. noun A valve mechanism used in some brass instruments to change pitch.

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