DASH-POT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 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)

Credits