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Explore Dashpot through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Dashpot in a sentence

Dashpot meaning

A mechanical damping device consisting of a piston that moves through a viscous fluid (usually oil); used, in conjunction with a spring, in shock absorbers.

Using Dashpot

  • The main meaning on this page is: A mechanical damping device consisting of a piston that moves through a viscous fluid (usually oil); used, in conjunction with a spring, in shock absorbers.
  • In the example corpus, dashpot often appears in combinations such as: dashpot is.

Context around Dashpot

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Dashpot

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a dashpot is a 1× delay a dashpot is used 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a dashpot is 1× for a slightly 1×

Common sentence endings:

dashpot is used 1× dashpots are used 1×

Words around Dashpot

Just before it in the word index:

dashon 3 dasho 8 dashnaktsutyun 3 dashmesh 2 dashlane 12 dashkova 2

Just after it in the word index:

dashrath 7 dasht 7 dashti 4 dashwood 32 dashwoods 4 dasi 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Dashpot

  • In this selection, "dashpot" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a dashpot is a and delay a dashpot is used. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dashpot" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dashpot

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

For a slightly longer (up to a minute) delay, a dashpot is used. (13 words)

A dashpot is a piston filled with fluid that is allowed to escape slowly; both air-filled and oil-filled dashpots are used. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

A dashpot is a piston filled with fluid that is allowed to escape slowly; both air-filled and oil-filled dashpots are used. (23 words)

For a slightly longer (up to a minute) delay, a dashpot is used. (13 words)

Example sentences (2)

A dashpot is a piston filled with fluid that is allowed to escape slowly; both air-filled and oil-filled dashpots are used.

For a slightly longer (up to a minute) delay, a dashpot is used.

Common combinations with dashpot

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • dashpot is 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dashpot" in a sentence?
An example: "A dashpot is a piston filled with fluid that is allowed to escape slowly; both air-filled and oil-filled dashpots are used." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "dashpot" from authentic English texts.
What does "dashpot" mean?
Dashpot means: A mechanical damping device consisting of a piston that moves through a viscous fluid (usually oil); used, in conjunction with a spring, in shock absorbers.
How many example sentences with "dashpot" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "dashpot", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.