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Examples of cushioning
cushioning
Note that inflated air pillows used for void-fill are not suited for cushioning.
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The cartilage cushioning the joints breaks down, allowing bones to rub together.
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Other models offer adjustable cushioning to replicate different running surfaces.
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The neutral-foot Converge offers non-pronators good rebound and extra cushioning.
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Runners need even more cushioning because they're constantly pounding their feet.
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Haylee Nutter made both free-throws cushioning North's lead to 29-21 at the half.
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The seating and back rest area solid wood, with cushioning and fabric over top.
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He expects BIDU will continue to under-spend, further cushioning earnings in 2008.
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The mat can be partially folded at either end when extra cushioning is wanted.
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- Protect from impact; "cushion the blow"
- Shock absorber: a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks"
- The layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle
- A soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.
- (cushioned) softened by the addition of cushions or padding
- A cushion (from Old French coisson, coussin; from Latin culcita, a quilt) is a soft bag of some ornamental material, stuffed with wool, hair, feathers, polyester staple fiber, non-woven material, or even paper torn into fragments. ...
- A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support; for sitting on, kneeling on, resting one's head on etc; Something acting as a cushion, especially to absorb a shock or impact; The lip around a table in cue sports which absorbs some of the impact of the billiard ...
- (Cushioned) This describes stone towards the edging of a tile. Cushioned edges gently slope downwards before meeting the sawn edge. The overall effect is slight rounding and softening of the edge. Often this is referred to also as a pillowed edge.
- (cushioned) Any construction with a terry pile surface on one side and a ribbed or plain knit surface on the other. In most cushioned athletic socks, the terry forms the inside of the foot portion of the sock. ...
