dashpot

American

[dash-pot] / ˈdæʃˌpɒt /

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 British

/ ˈdæʃˌpɒt /

noun

a device for damping vibrations; the vibrating part is attached to a piston moving in a liquid-filled cylinder

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Etymology

Origin of dashpot

First recorded in 1860–65; dash ¹ + pot ¹

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The system is attached to a dashpot that imparts a damping force equal to eight times the instantaneous velocity of the mass.

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The dashpot imparts a damping force equal to 48,000 times the instantaneous velocity of the lander.

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Figure 7.5 A dashpot is a pneumatic cylinder that dampens the motion of an oscillating system.

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The system is attached to a dashpot that imparts a damping force equal to 14 times the instantaneous velocity of the mass.

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A dashpot at the bottom of the valve checks flutter.

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