piston
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion
Types & categories
- mechanical device hypernym
Parts & wholes
- reciprocating engine part holonym
- piston ring part meronym
- piston rod part meronym
Related & opposite
- plunge derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | plunge |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | reciprocating engine |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | piston ring |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | piston rod |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | mechanical device |