PISTON CHAMBER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does piston chamber mean? 

• PISTON CHAMBER (noun)
  The noun PISTON CHAMBER has 1 sense:

1. a chamber within which piston moves

  Familiarity information: PISTON CHAMBER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PISTON CHAMBER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A chamber within which piston moves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cylinder; piston chamber

Hypernyms ("piston chamber" is a kind of...):

chamber (a natural or artificial enclosed space)

Meronyms (parts of "piston chamber"):

intake valve (a valve that controls the flow of fluid through an intake)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "piston chamber"):

brake cylinder; hydraulic brake cylinder; master cylinder (a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston)

Holonyms ("piston chamber" is a part of...):

compressor (a mechanical device that compresses gasses)

block; cylinder block; engine block (a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine)

pump (a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction)