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dashpot en · NOUN

Etymology

From dash + pot.

Meanings

  1. A mechanical damping device consisting of a piston that moves through a viscous fluid (usually oil); used, in conjunction with a spring, in shock absorbers.

Forms

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Translations (8)

fr piston (d'amortisseur) (damping device) · fi vaimennussylinteri (damping device) · ru амортиза́тор (damping device) · cmn 阻尼器 (damping device) · cmn 減震器 /减震器 (damping device) · ru ма́сляный бу́фер (damping device) · cmn 緩衝器 /缓冲器 (damping device) · ru возду́шный бу́фер (damping device)