(ぼうしん)

ぼうしん
noun
vibration damping; vibration isolation; anti-vibration
1. vibration damping; vibration isolation; anti-vibration
The reduction or prevention of vibration, especially in engineering, construction, and equipment design. Used for measures and materials that absorb or block unwanted vibrations.
防振(ぼうしん)ゴムを()()けた。
I installed anti-vibration rubber.
カメラの防振(ぼうしん)機能(きのう)()ブレを(ふせ)ぐ。
The camera's vibration damping feature prevents camera shake.
工場(こうじょう)機械(きかい)には防振(ぼうしん)対策(たいさく)()かせない。
Anti-vibration measures are essential for factory machinery.

Composed of (ぼう) (to prevent, to protect against) and (しん) (vibration, shaking). The prefix (ぼう) appears in many protective compounds: 防音(ぼうおん) (soundproofing), 防水(ぼうすい) (waterproofing), 防塵(ぼうじん) (dustproofing). Functions as a noun and as a modifier with の.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 防振(ぼうしん)ゴム: anti-vibration rubber
  • 防振(ぼうしん)対策(たいさく): vibration countermeasures
  • 防振(ぼうしん)機能(きのう): vibration damping function
  • 防振(ぼうしん)装置(そうち): vibration isolation device

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 制振(せいしん): vibration control — actively controlling vibrations, often with mechanical systems
  • 耐震(たいしん): earthquake-resistant — designed to withstand seismic vibrations specifically
  • 免震(めんしん): seismic isolation — a building technique that isolates the structure from ground movement