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shock absorber

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    A shock absorber
    3D model of a shock absorber

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    shock absorber (plural shock absorbers)

    1. (mechanical engineering) A mechanical device designed to smooth out or damp any sudden shock impulse and dissipate kinetic energy; usually consists of a combination of a spring and a dashpot.
      Synonym: (plural only) shox
      • 1960 February, “The first of London's new Piccadilly Line trains is delivered”, in Trains Illustrated, page 93:
        Hydraulic shock absorbers are used to damp out vertical and lateral oscillations.
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    • Japanese: ショックアブソーバー (shokku abusōbā)
    • Korean: 쇼크 업소버 (syokeu eopsobeo)

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