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piston ring [2 records]

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Record 1 2017-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
  • Diesel Motors
DEF

A yielding ring, usually metal, that surrounds a piston and maintains a tight fit inside a cylinder.

CONT

Piston rings, assembled into grooves in the piston ... are used to provide a good seal ... They scrape oil off the cylinder walls as the piston moves down ... They help cool the piston by transferring excess heat from the piston to the cylinder walls.

OBS

piston ring: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Moteurs diesel
CONT

Les segments assurent l'étanchéité de la chambre de combustion. De plus, ils contribuent au refroidissement du piston du fait de leur contact avec le cylindre. Enfin ils empêchent les remontées d'huile et participent au guidage correct du piston [...]

OBS

segment de piston : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Motores (Vehículos automotores)
  • Motores diesel
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Record 2 1991-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

Sharp edged ring mounted on the piston head of a gas-operated firearm which makes a close seal between the piston and the gas cylinder wall, and by scraping action reduces the accumulation of carbon in the cylinder.

OBS

Term and definition officialized by the Small Arms Terminology Working Group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Bague à rebords acérés encerclant la tête du piston d'une arme à feu fonctionnant par emprunt de gaz. Celle-ci assure l'étanchéité entre le piston et la paroi du cylindre à gaz et réduit aussi par grattage l'accumulation de carbone dans le cylindre à gaz.

OBS

Terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

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