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Meanings of shock damper in English

Russian
амортизационная стойка
Portuguese
amortecedores
Spanish
amortiguador
Catalan
amortidor

Mechanical or hydraulic device designed to absorb, smooth out or damp any sudden shock impulse and dissipate kinetic energy (typically heat); usually consists of a combination of a spring and a dashpot; most shock absorbers are a form of dashpot.

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амортизационная стойка
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Examples for "damper"
Examples for "damper"
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Some said weak economic data also put a damper on investor confidence.
Reuters
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Trace the direction of the hot gases when the damper is closed.
School and Home Cooking
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The mass damper swung slowly, dissipating the wind power buffeting Taipei 101.
Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
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But some note that external factors may put a damper on development.
Reuters
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The damper having been exposed to the weather was saturated with water.
The Book of the Bush / Containing Many Truthful Sketches of the ...
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If Britain grasps these, the EU can act as a shock absorber.
Reuters
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This shock absorber function is impaired with age because of aortic stiffening.
Pubmed
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If the UK grasps these, the EU can act as a shock absorber.
Reuters
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Maximum Impact Force A rope is essentially a long shock absorber.
Rock and Ice Magazine
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Future euro zone crises will need a different shock absorber.
Reuters