Meaning Of The Word Dashpot

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Dashpot Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Dashpot?

dashpot in American English
noun: a device for cushioning, damping, or reversing the motion of a piece of machinery, consisting of a cylinder in which a piston operates to create a pressure or vacuum on an enclosed gas or to force a fluid in or out of the chamber through narrow openings

dashpot in British English
noun: a device for damping vibrations; the vibrating part is attached to a piston moving in a liquid-filled cylinder

dashpot in Mechanical Engineering
noun: A dashpot is a device for reducing vibrations in which the vibrating part is attached to a piston moving in a liquid-filled cylinder.

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