shock absorber

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shock absorber

A. piston

B. cylinder

C. piston rod

D. oil

shock absorber

A device used to absorb mechanical shocks, as a hydraulic or pneumatic piston used to dampen the jarring sustained in a moving motor vehicle.

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shock absorber

(Mechanical Engineering) any device designed to absorb mechanical shock, esp one fitted to a motor vehicle to damp the recoil of the suspension springs

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

shock′ absorb`er

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

[1905–10]

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Noun

shock absorber - a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks"

cushion, shock

air spring, air cushion - a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion

damper, muffler - a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations

suspension system, suspension - a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle

Translations

Stoßdämpfer

amortiguador

ammortizzatore

shock absorber

n → Stoßdämpfer m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

shock absorber

n (Aut) → ammortizzatore m

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