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BAGUE PISTON [1 record]

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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