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shock-absorber
[shock n.3]
1. A device, esp. on a motor vehicle, aircraft undercarriage, etc., which serves to absorb mechanical shock and to damp vibration.
1906Daily Chron. 20 Oct. 2/7 It is this reactionary shock, of course, which..has brought into use the various forms of shock-absorbers. 1929Times 31 Oct. 21/3 The considerable number of cars which were fitted with the Luvax hydraulic shock absorbers. 1931Henley's ABC of Gliding & Sailflying 193 If the landing gear is not provided with shock absorbers, it is desirable to pad the pilot's seat well. 1945Crocker & King Piping Handbk. (ed. 4) xviii. 1319 Hydraulic piping can be supported in box guides so as to permit free longitudinal movement except as restrained by the shock absorbers. This arrangement is..effective in cushioning shocks which are due to water hammer. 1951Engineering 26 Oct. 533/2 Long semi-elliptical reverse-camber springs of conventional design are used for the rear suspension, which is..controlled by double-acting hydraulic shock absorbers. 1973Times 15 Oct. 21/8 British Leyland have admitted that fires have occurred in 18 of the new buses and shock-absorber brackets have broken off.
2. fig. Something which (or someone who) reduces or mitigates the worst effects of a new and unpleasant occurrence or experience. Also attrib.
1924Foundry 15 Feb. 105 (Advt.), Where lower production costs are necessary our products are real shock-absorbers. 1954Koestler Invisible Writing iv. 52 The elastic shock-absorbers of my Party training began to operate at once. 1954B. & R. North tr. M. Duverger's Pol. Parties i. ii. 83 Stable and stabilizing communities, playing some part as political shock-absorbers. 1957Economist 28 Sept. 1003/1 The process..would close when the promised elections set up an all-Korean government—perhaps with a degree of regional autonomy, and with shock-absorber clauses written into the constitution to cushion the losers. 1969Listener 15 May 666/1 They cannot rely on help from friends or families in emergency—they are people without shock-absorbers. Often a single misfortune gives the push towards disintegration. 1977Time 15 Aug. 13/1 Black labor acts as a shock absorber enabling Italy to survive economic crisis.
Hence shock-absorbent a., shock-absorbing ppl. a. and vbl. n.
1909Westm. Gaz. 23 Mar. 4/2 The under-part of the aeroplane is fitted with wooden runners, independent of the shock-absorbing suspension. 1946D. de Carle Pract. Watch Repairing xx. 262 Had the balance been fitted with some shock absorbent device the damage would not have occurred. 1958Listener 30 Oct. 683/1, I think you want a car that has adequate shock absorbing. 1973Times 13 July 9/1 Each [crash-helmet] has a shock-absorbent liner as well as ear and cheek pads. 1973J. G. Tweeddale Materials Technol. II. iii. 56 Drums..may be lined with shock-absorbing material, to minimise wear of the drum and to reduce noise. |