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dashpot
[ dash-pot ]
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
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noun
- a device for damping vibrations; the vibrating part is attached to a piston moving in a liquid-filled cylinder
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of dashpot1
C20: from dash 1+ pot 1
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A dashpot at the bottom of the valve checks flutter.
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No dashpot is necessary on this valve, the compression of the steam in the chamber W by the fall of the piston being sufficient to avoid shock.
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