adjective

• (of an engine) having pressure applied only to one side of the piston.

  ‘Common types of compressors are single-acting piston, double-acting piston, and centrifugal.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘The diagram below shows the pneumatic circuit for the single-acting cylinder and three-port valve.’
  • ‘Enerpac has released a vacuum valving system that drastically improves the retraction times of single-acting heavy lift hydraulic cylinders commonly used throughout Australian industry.’