dashpot (plural dashpots)
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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Source: Wiktionary
Dash"pot`, n. (Mach.)
Definition: A pneumatic or hydraulic cushion for a falling weight, as in the valve gear of a steam engine, to prevent shock.
Note: It consists of a chamber, containing air or a liquid, in which a piston (a), attached to the weight, falls freely until it enters a space (as below the openings, b) from which the air or liquid can escape but slowly (as through cock c), when its fall is gradually checked.
Note: A cataract of an engine is sometimes called a dashpot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
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