"seismic damper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: seismic dampers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} seismic damper (plural seismic dampers)
  1. A mechanical device to dissipate kinetic energy of seismic waves penetrating a building structure. Categories (topical): Earthquake engineering
    Sense id: en-seismic_damper-en-noun-eQLHQptB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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