dashpot

Definitions

Cars & Driving

• noun a small housing for a damper piston moving in oil, such as that of an SU carburettor

Electronics

• A device utilized for damping and controlling motion. It consists of a cylinder with a contained piston, whose motion is damped by a contained liquid or gas.

Nearby Definitions of “dashpot”

• Darwin, Charles (1809–1892)
• dash
• dashboard plaque
• dasheen
• dashi
• dashpot
• Daskathia
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• data
• data acquisition
• data analysis

Contexts for “dashpot”

2 definitions in context
• Cars & Driving
• Electronics