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Meaning of shock absorber | Babel Free

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

العربية مُمْتَصّ صَدَمَات
Bosanski amortizer štosdemfer амортѝзе̄р штосдемфер
Čeština tlumič
Dansk støddæmper
Deutsch Stoßdämpfer
Ελληνικά αμορτισέρ αποσβεστήρας
Esperanto amortizilo
Español amortiguador
Suomi iskari iskunvaimennin
Français amortisseur
Hrvatski amortizer štosdemfer амортѝзе̄р штосдемфер
Bahasa Indonesia peredam kejut sokbreker
Íslenska höggdeyfir
Italiano ammortizzatore
日本語 ショックアブソーバー 緩衝器
한국어 쇼크 업소버 완충기
Македонски амортизер
Nederlands schokbreker schokdemper
Polski amortyzator
Português amortecedor
Română amortizor
Русский амортизатор
Српски amortizer štosdemfer амортѝзе̄р штосдемфер
Svenska stötdämpare
Tagalog salubayo
Türkçe amortisör

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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