shock absorber

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Españolamortiguador

Françaisamortisseur

DeutschStoßdämpfer

23 more languages

العربيةمُمْتَصّ صَدَمَات

Bosanskiamortizer štosdemfer амортѝзе̄рштосдемфер

Češtinatlumič

Danskstøddæmper

Ελληνικάαμορτισέρ αποσβεστήρας

Esperantoamortizilo

Suomiiskari iskunvaimennin

Hrvatskiamortizer štosdemfer амортѝзе̄рштосдемфер

Bahasa Indonesiaperedam kejut sokbreker

Íslenskahöggdeyfir

Italianoammortizzatore

日本語ショックアブソーバー緩衝器

한국어쇼크 업소버 완충기

Македонскиамортизер

Nederlandsschokbreker schokdemper

Polskiamortyzator

Portuguêsamortecedor

Românăamortizor

Русскийамортизатор

Српскиamortizer štosdemfer амортѝзе̄рштосдемфер

Svenskastötdämpare

Tagalogsalubayo

Türkçeamortisör

Examples

“Hydraulic shock ⟳ absorbers are used to damp out vertical and lateral oscillations.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

shock absorption shock and awe shock collar shock diamond shock front shock jock

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