Cataract

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000996",
  "term": "Cataract",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A hydraulic dashpot or governor used to regulate the speed of an engine, particularly a reciprocating steam engine. It consists of a cylinder filled with fluid, where a piston's movement is slowed by forcing the fluid through a small, adjustable orifice. By controlling the rate at which the piston moves, the cataract determines the timing of the valve gear's action, thereby governing the engine's strokes per minute.",
  "subject": "Mechanical engineering",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Wasserfallregler",
    "es": "catarata",
    "fr": "cataracte"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/cataract/"
}