MacPherson
/məkˈfəːs(ə)n/(also Macpherson, macpherson, McPherson)
noun
Attributive and in compounds, especially in MacPherson strut. Designating a component of a motor-car suspension consisting of a telescopic shock absorber mounted inside a coil spring.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in The Motor. From the name of Earle S. MacPherson, U.S. engineer, who designed the component.
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