shock absorber
a device for damping sudden and rapid motion, as the recoil of a spring-mounted object from shock.
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How to use shock absorber in a sentence
Even rigid robots rely on some soft components, such as foot pads that serve as shock absorbers or flexible springs to store and release energy.
This 3D-printed soft robotic hand beat the first level of Super Mario Bros. | Jennifer Ouellette | July 29, 2021 | Ars TechnicaThose disks act as shock absorbers between the bones in the spine and a herniation happens when a piece of those disks breaks through its casing and irritates nerves in the area.
Elena Delle Donne’s back pain made her question her career, but she’s now eager to return | Kareem Copeland | May 14, 2021 | Washington PostJoblessness is exacerbated by the use of the informal sector as a shock absorber.
Cars with electronically adjustable shock absorbers can also change the ride and handling characteristics in different drive modes.
Ford’s electric Mustang Mach-E is an important leap into the future | Dan Carney | February 12, 2021 | Popular-ScienceInstead, it becomes a shock absorber, leaving the springing action to your joints and tissues and potentially leading to injury.
But Betty thought that she would not enjoy being a shock absorber and felt none too comfortable.
Betty Lee, Sophomore | David Goodger (goodger@python.org)I need you as a shock absorber, said Lucia in a low tone, a half smile twisting her lips, and Betty made a low response.
Betty Lee, Sophomore | David Goodger (goodger@python.org)The blind adult soon realizes that "humor is a shock absorber," and that "mirth is the soul's best medicine."
Five Lectures on Blindness | Kate M. FoleyI was not with them when they discovered the first clewI think it was a shock absorber; was it not, Walter?
Roy Blakeley's Silver Fox Patrol | Percy Keese FitzhughThe searcher for thrills or the touring shock absorber will find nothing in London to rattle his psychic slats.
Europe After 8:15 | H. L. Mencken, George Jean Nathan and Willard Huntington Wright
British Dictionary definitions for shock absorber
any device designed to absorb mechanical shock, esp one fitted to a motor vehicle to damp the recoil of the suspension springs
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