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viscous damper

viscous damper noun: a form of shock absorber designed to reduce structural damage to buildings caused by earthquakes.

Noun

viscous damper (plural viscous dampers)

  1. a form of shock absorber designed to reduce structural damage to buildings caused by earthquakes

Forms of viscous damper

pluralviscous dampers

Questions about viscous damper

What does viscous damper mean?
Viscous damper means a form of shock absorber designed to reduce structural damage to buildings caused by earthquakes.
What part of speech is viscous damper?
Viscous damper is a noun.
What is the plural of viscous damper?
The plural of viscous damper is viscous dampers.

Words near viscous damper in the dictionary

  1. viscounts
  2. viscountship
  3. viscountships
  4. viscounty
  5. viscous
  6. viscous damper
  7. viscous dampers
  8. viscousless
  9. viscously
  10. viscousness
  11. Visct

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