dashpot
/dash-pot/US // ˈdæʃˌpɒt //UK // (ˈdæʃˌpɒt) //
冲锋枪,冲锋炉,冲锋舟,冲锋衣
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a device for cushioning, damping, or reversing the motion of a piece of machinery, consisting of a cylinder in which a piston operates to create a pressure or vacuum on an enclosed gas or to force a fluid in or out of the chamber through narrow openings.
Examples
The seating of the main admission valve is cushioned by the dashpot, the piston of which is shown in section at G (Fig. 51).
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