snubber

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snubber

/ˈsnʌ.bɚ/ US
/ˈsnʌbə/ UK
/ˈsnʊbə/ Northern England
/ˈsnʊbəɹ/ Ireland
/ˈsnʌbəɹ/ Northern Ireland, Scotland

Rhymes with -ʌbə(ɹ)

noun snubbers

A device used to suppress ("snub") voltage transients in electrical systems, pressure transients in fluid systems, or excess force or rapid movement in mechanical systems. Ground teams have now begun instructing the primary mirror segments and secondary mirror to move from their stowed-for-launch configuration, off of snubbers that kept them snug and safe from rattling from vibration.
rare One who snubs.

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noun device used to suppress transient forces

Deutsch	Dämpfer
Русский	амортиза́тор amortizátor, демпфер dempfer

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@misc{snubber_2026,
  title = {snubber},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/snubber},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}