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amortecedor.

shock absorber (mechanical device, consisting of a spring and dashpot, to absorb shocks)

11 characters5 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/a.moʁ.te.seˈdoʁ/Brazil[a.moh.te.seˈdoh]Brazil/a.moɾ.te.seˈdoɾ/São-Paulo/a.moʁ.te.seˈdoʁ/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. shock absorber (mechanical device, consisting of a spring and dashpot, to absorb shocks)

    masculine

  2. anything that absorbs a shock

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese amortecer Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tōrem Old Galician-Portuguese -dor Portuguese -dor Portuguese amortecedor From amortecer (“to deaden; to absorb shock”) + -dor.

adj/a.moʁ.te.seˈdoʁ/Brazil[a.moh.te.seˈdoh]Brazil/a.moɾ.te.seˈdoɾ/São-Paulo/a.moʁ.te.seˈdoʁ/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. shock-absorbing

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese amortecer Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tōrem Old Galician-Portuguese -dor Portuguese -dor Portuguese amortecedor From amortecer (“to deaden; to absorb shock”) + -dor.

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