DASH-POT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dash-pot mean? 

• DASH-POT (noun)
  The noun DASH-POT has 1 sense:

1. a mechanical damper; the vibrating part is attached to a piston that moves in a chamber filled with liquid

  Familiarity information: DASH-POT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DASH-POT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A mechanical damper; the vibrating part is attached to a piston that moves in a chamber filled with liquid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("dash-pot" is a kind of...):

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