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noun Machinery.

a device for damping sudden and rapid motion, as the recoil of a spring-mounted object from shock.

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Origin of shock absorber

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby shock absorber

shoal, shoaly, shoat, shochet, shock, shock absorber, shock and awe, shock cuffs, shocker, shock front, shockheaded

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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 Technica
Those 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 Post
Joblessness is exacerbated by the use of the informal sector as a shock absorber.
How has the pandemic changed African workplaces?|Natasha Winkler-Titus|May 1, 2021|Quartz
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-Science

Instead, it becomes a shock absorber, leaving the springing action to your joints and tissues and potentially leading to injury.
Best running shoes for men: Five things to consider|Eric Alt|December 9, 2020|Popular-Science
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. Foley
I 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 Fitzhugh
The 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

shock absorber

noun

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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