About The Word Dashpot
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Dashpot
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What's The Definition Of Dashpot?Synonyms | Synonyms for Dashpot: Related Terms | Find terms related to Dashpot: See Also | Dashpot In Webster's Dictionary \Dash"pot`\, n. (Mach.)
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.
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