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A shock absorber or damper is a mechanical or hydraulic device designed to absorb and damp shock impulses. It does this by converting the kinetic energy of the shock into another form of energy which is then dissipated.

Related Definition

  1. shock:

    n A sudden, heavy impact.

    n (figuratively) Something so surprising that it is stunning.

    n (psychology) A sudden or violent mental or emotional disturbance.

    n (medicine) Electric shock, a sudden burst of electrical energy hitting a person or animal.

    n (psychology) A state of distress following a mental or emotional disturbance, often caused by news or other stimuli.

    n (medicine) Circulatory shock, a medical emergency characterized by the inability of the circulatory system to supply enough oxygen to meet tissue requirements.

    n (physics) A shock wave.

    n (automotive, mechanical engineering) A shock absorber (typically in the suspension of a vehicle).

    n (mathematics) A discontinuity arising in the solution of a partial differential equation.

    n A chemical added to a swimming pool to moderate the chlorine levels.

    adj Causing intense surprise, horror, etc.; unexpected and shocking.

    v (transitive) To cause to be emotionally shocked; to cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset.

    v (transitive) To give an electric shock to.

    v (transitive) To subject to a shock wave or violent impact.

    v (obsolete, intransitive) To meet with a shock; to collide in a violent encounter.

    v (transitive) To add a chemical to (a swimming pool) to moderate the chlorine levels.

    v (geology, transitive) To deform the crystal structure of a stone by the application of extremely high pressure at moderate temperature, as produced only by hypervelocity impact events, lightning strikes, and nuclear explosions.

    n An arrangement of sheaves for drying; a stook.

    n (commerce, dated) A lot consisting of sixty pieces; a term applied in some Baltic ports to loose goods.

    n (by extension) A tuft or bunch of something, such as hair or grass.

    n (obsolete) A small dog with long shaggy hair, especially a poodle or spitz; a shaggy lapdog.

    v (transitive) To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook.

    n A surname.


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