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DASH-POT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mechanical damper; the vibrating part is attached to a piston that moves in a chamber filled with liquid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("dash-pot" is a kind of...):
damper; muffler (a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations)