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  • hydraulic accumulator

    an apparatus in which gas, usually air, is used as a cushion or shock absorber in a hydraulic system.

  • macpherson strut

    an automobile suspension-system component that consists of a strut combined with a spring and shock absorber and connects the wheel to the frame of the vehicle.

  • oleo strut

    a hydraulic device used as a shock absorber in the landing gear of aircraft, consisting of an oil-filled cylinder fitted with a hollow, perforated piston into which oil is slowly forced when a compressive force is applied to the landing gear, as in a landing.

  • salol

    a white, crystalline, aromatic powder, C 1 3 H 1 0 O 3 , produced by the interaction of salicylic acid and phenol, used as a preservative, a light absorber in suntan preparations, and in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and as an antiseptic.

  • shock absorber

    a device for damping sudden and rapid motion, as the recoil of a spring-mounted object from shock.
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