Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shock_absorber

1 sense of shock absorber

Sense 1
shock absorber, shock, cushion -- (a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks")
       => damper, muffler -- (a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations)