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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PITON

From French: ringbolt.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PITON

piton  [ˈpiːtɒn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PITON

noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Piton is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PITON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

piton

Piton

In climbing, a piton is a metal spike that is driven into a crack or seam in the rock with a hammer, and which acts as an anchor to protect the climber against the consequences of a fall, or to assist progress in aid climbing. Pitons are equipped with an eye hole or a ring to which a carabiner is attached; the carabiner can then be directly or indirectly attached to a climbing rope. Pitons were the original form of protection and are still used where there is no alternative. Repeated hammering and extraction of pitons damages the rock, and climbers who subscribe to the clean climbing ethic avoid their use as much as possible. With the popularization of clean climbing in the 1970s, pitons were largely replaced by faster and easier-to-use clean protection, such as nuts and camming devices. Pitons are still found in place on some established free climbing routes in places where nuts or cams do not work; and are used on some hard aid climbs.

Definition of piton in the English dictionary

The definition of piton in the dictionary is a metal spike that may be driven into a crevice of rock or into ice and used to secure a rope.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PITON


beton
ˈbɛtɒn
bouton
ˈbaʊtɒn
canton
ˈkæntɒn
chaton
ˈʃætɒn
crouton
ˈkruːtɒn
crypton
ˈkrɪptɒn
exciton
ˈɛksaɪˌtɒn
feuilleton
ˈfʊɪˌtɒn
futon
ˈfuːˌtɒn
homoeoteleuton
ˌhɒmɪəʊtɛˈljuːtɒn
krypton
ˈkrɪptɒn
mouton
ˈmuːtɒn
muton
ˈmjuːtɒn
parton
ˈpɑːˌtɒn
peloton
ˈpɛləˌtɒn
photon
ˈfəʊtɒn
pluton
ˈpluːtɒn
potamogeton
ˌpɒtəməʊˈɡiːtɒn
proton
ˈprəʊtɒn
reggaeton
ˌrɛɡeɪˈtɒn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PITON

pitiful
pitifully
pitifulness
pitiless
pitilessly
pitilessness
Pitjantjara
Pitjantjatjara
pitman
pitmen
Pitot tube
Pitot-static tube
pits
pitsaw
Pitt
Pitt Street Farmer
Pitt-Rivers
Pitt-Rivers Museum
pitta
pitta bread

WORDS THAT END LIKE PITON

alarm clock Briton
Billiton
Briton
chiton
graviton
Honiton
ice piton
mirliton
multiton
niton
positon
soliton
triton

Synonyms and antonyms of piton in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «piton» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PITON

Find out the translation of piton to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of piton from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «piton» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

冰锥
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

piton
570 millions of speakers

English

piton
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Piton
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بيتون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

питон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

piton
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

piton
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

piton
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Piton
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Felshaken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハーケン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

걸때 쓰는 고리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Piton
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Piton
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Piton
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पायोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

piton
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chiodo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пітон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

piton
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

piton
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Piton
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

piton
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Piton
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of piton

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PITON»

The term «piton» is quite widely used and occupies the 41.524 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PITON» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «piton» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «piton» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about piton

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PITON»

Discover the use of piton in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to piton and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ordeal by Piton: Writings from the Golden Age of Yosemite ...
Anthology of writings and photography on the history of Yosemite rockclimbing and mountaineering.
Steve Roper, Stanford University. Libraries, 2003
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Piton: A Mechanically Verified Assembly-Level Language
This book describes the specification and proof of a compiler for a realistically complicated assembly-level language. The book defines the state of the art in machine check proofs of software.
J Strother Moore, 2013
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Camping & Wilderness Survival: The Ultimate Outdoors Book
Driving Pitorts While driving the piton, watch the rock to see that it is not being weakened by further cracking. The piton should go in smoothly and notice if the point hits a dead end. Listen to the piton's sound at each blow; good verticals and  ...
Paul Tawrell, 2006
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How to Rock Climb!
hear the ring of a piton being driven. Chocks, SLCDs, and bolts have made pitons unnecessary in almost all cases; but for big artificial climbs, and now and again in free climbing, pitons still have their place. Regardless, the ranks of climbers ...
John Long, 2003
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The Ultimate Guide to U.S. Army Survival Skills, Tactics, ...
Piton Placement. The proper positioning or placement of pitons is critical. (Figure 512 shows examples ofpiton placement.) Usually a properly sizedpiton forarock crack will fit one half to two thirds into the crackbefore being drivenwiththe piton ...
Department of the Army, Jay McCullough, 2013
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U.S. Air Force Survival Handbook
(b) Piton Placement. Basically,the useof pitons is a matter of locating a crack, selecting apiton which fits, driving the piton in, clipping a carabiner to the eye, and attaching the rope system to the carabiner. 1. Firstlook at thecrack todecide the ...
United States Air Force, 2013
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Big Wall Climbing: Elite Technique
Wear a helmet while testing your first pitons, because if a piton pops out, it could hit you in the head! <r KEY EXERCISE: HOOKING Practice hooking up creaky flakes, microedges,. aid climbing possible, using techniques ranging from nailing  ...
Jared Ogden, 2005
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International Handbook of Technical Mountaineering
A far better placement will be obtained if the piton is placed into a crack capable of accepting it, and not into a crack that will need the piton to be pounded almost out of shape in order to make it fit. A horizontal placement will usually be stronger  ...
Pete Hill, 2006
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Geological Atlas of Africa: With Notes on Stratigraphy, ...
Summary. of. Geology. The Indian Ocean island of Reunion is generally formed by two volcanoes, the Piton de la Four- naise (2,650m) and the Piton des Neiges (3,069m) (Fig. 282). Stratigraphy. and. Tectonics. The Piton des Neiges mainly ...
Thomas Schlüter, Martin H. Trauth, 2008
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Smith and Nesi’s Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
The diagnosis of PITON requires the absence of other intraocular or periocular injuries which could explain the visual loss. Thus, it would be difficult to make a diagnosis of PITON in a patient with a traumatic retinal detachment and an afferent ...
Evan H. Black, Frank A. Nesi, Geoffrey J. Gladstone, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PITON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term piton is used in the context of the following news items.
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Amtech Systems Downgraded by Zacks (ASYS)
In other Amtech Systems news, major shareholder Piton Capital Partners Llc acquired 25,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction ... «The Legacy, Jul 15»
2
Gr. III Prix Dominique Savary
... winner in a blanket finish was 6.9/1 Battambang (4m Roc Meslois-Murcia) clocked in 1.16.5kr for Bernard Piton and trainer/owner J-P Piton. «Harnesslink, Jul 15»
3
6 Perfect Places To Honeymoon And Leave Your Smartphone Out Of It
... which leaves you with nothing to do but bask in the intoxicating views of the Piti and Gros Piton mountains and shimmering Caribbean Sea. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
4
35 Bond wearables revealed: Our favourite 007 gadgets
Looks like a normal belt, obvs, but tucked away inside is 75ft-worth of cabling with a piton at one end which, when fired out, sticks into whatever ... «Wareable, Jul 15»
5
Accident fatal à Piton: L'automobiliste belge explique les …
Trois membres de la famille Utchapah ont été tués dans un accident survenu à Piton samedi soir vers 23 heures. Raveeraj Utchapah, âgé de ... «LeMatinal, Jul 15»
6
Opponent Preview - Eastern Kentucky
He will likely backup veteran linebackers Trey Thomas, Marquise Piton and leading tackler Chris Kelly. The other major transfer of note is ... «Backing The Pack, Jul 15»
7
Terre Rouge Verdun Link Road Open to Traffic From Tomorrow
... tragedy that befell the Utchapah family, where three members were killed in a road accident on Saturday night in Piton. "It is a dreadful event ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
8
FanDuel ramps up expansion by acquiring mobile app developer
Previous investors such as Shamrock Capital, NBC Sports Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Bullpen Capital, Pentech Ventures and Piton Capital ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
9
Accident à Piton : funérailles émouvantes des trois victimes
Le Premier ministre par intérim, Xavier-Luc Duval, s'est rendu chez la famille Utchapah à Pont-Praslin dimanche après-midi 19 juillet pour ... «Le Defi Media Group, Jul 15»
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Accident fatal à Piton : Trois membres de la famille Utchapah tués
Trois membres de cette famille ont été tués dans un accident d'une rare violence survenu à Piton samedi soir aux alentours de 23 heures. «LeMatinal, Jul 15»

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