dashpot

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noun

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.

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Meanings

noundashpot (plural dashpots)

plural dashpots

  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.

Origin

From dash + pot.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 緩衝器 /缓冲器, 減震器 /减震器
  • 緩衝器 /缓冲器 (huǎnchōngqì)damping device
  • 減震器 /减震器 (jiǎnzhènqì)damping device
  • 阻尼器 (zǔníqì)damping device
Finnish vaimennussylinteri
  • vaimennussylinteridamping device
French piston (d'amortisseur)
  • piston (d'amortisseur)damping device
Russian возду́шный бу́фер, ма́сляный бу́фер
  • возду́шный бу́фер (vozdúšnyj búfer)damping device
  • ма́сляный бу́фер (másljanyj búfer)damping device
  • амортиза́тор (amortizátor)damping device

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dashtop
Cite this entry
APA

dashpot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dashpot

MLA

“dashpot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dashpot. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dashpot,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dashpot.

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