dash-pot

Definitions of dash-pot
  1. noun
    a mechanical damper; the vibrating part is attached to a piston that moves in a chamber filled with liquid
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    type of:
    damper, muffler
    a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations
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