dash·pot

[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.

Origin:
1860–65; dash1 + pot1

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dashpot (ˈdæʃˌpɒt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a device for damping vibrations; the vibrating part is attached to a piston moving in a liquid-filled cylinder
 
[C20: from dash1 + pot1]

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Example sentences
Typical solution curves of the complex frequency for the dashpot.
The defect was a small hairline crack in the end cap of the dashpot.
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Vehicle-to-vehicle connections were represented with nonlinear spring and linear dashpot elements acting in parallel.
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