Dashpot

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

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

Synonyms

damper dampener viscous damper seismic damper overdamper diaphone underdamper drop fire damper firedamper dasher d-hole

Rhymes With

cachepot dash-pot dash pot

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