viscous damper

noun

a form of shock absorber designed to reduce structural damage to buildings caused by earthquakes

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Meanings

nounviscous damper (plural viscous dampers)

plural viscous dampers

  1. architecturea form of shock absorber designed to reduce structural damage to buildings caused by earthquakes
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