| Subject | English | German |
| chem., el. | compressor with electro-magnetically actuated piston | Elektroschwingverdichter |
| refrig. | differential piston compressor | Stufenkolbenverdichter |
| refrig. | differential piston compressor | Differentialkolbenverdichter |
| chem., el. | double-acting piston compressor | doppelt wirkender Hubkolbenverdichter mit Kurbeltrieb |
| engin. | double-acting reciprocating piston compressor | doppeltwirkender Hubkolbenkompressor |
| refrig. | dry piston compressor | Trockenlaufverdichter |
| chem., el. | opposed pistons horizontal compressor | Hubkolbenverdichter in Boxerbauart |
| chem., el. | opposed pistons horizontal compressor | Boxerverdichter |
| earth.sc., mech.eng. | piston compressor | Hubkolbenverdichter |
| tech. | piston compressor | Kolbenkompressor |
| gen. | piston compressor | Kolbenverdichter |
| mech.eng. | piston compressor | Scheibenkolben-Verdichter |
| engin. | piston ring compressor pliers | Kolbenring-Spannzange |
| transp., mech.eng. | piston-type air compressor | Kolbenpresser |
| transp., mech.eng. | piston-type air compressor | Kolbenluftverdichter |
| engin. | piston-type compressor | Kolbenlader |
| refrig. | rolling piston compressor | Rollkolbenverdichter |
| chem., el. | rotating or oscillating piston compressor | Sperr-und Treibscheibenverdichter |
| gen. | semi-hermetic piston compressor | halbhermetischer Kolbenverdichter |
| chem., el. | single-acting piston compressor | einfach wirkender Hubkolbenverdichter mit Kurbeltrieb |
| refrig. | stepped piston compound compressor | Stufenkolbenverdichter |
| refrig. | stepped piston compound compressor | Differentialkolbenverdichter |
| chem., el. | swashplate-driven piston compressor | Hubkolbenverdichter mit Taumelscheibenantrieb |