snubber

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

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounsnubber (plural snubbers)

plural snubbers

  1. 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.

    2022 January 12, Alise Fisher, “Webb Begins Its Months-Long Mirror Alignment”, in NASA Blogs
  2. rareOne who snubs.

Origin

From snub + -er.

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Translations

Czech tlumič
  • tlumičdevice used to suppress transient forces
Finnish vaimennin
  • vaimennindevice used to suppress transient forces
German Dämpfer
  • Dämpferdevice used to suppress transient forces
Russian амортиза́тор, демпфер
  • амортиза́тор (amortizátor)device used to suppress transient forces
  • демпфер (dempfer)device used to suppress transient forces

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with snubber

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Cite this entry
APA

snubber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snubber

MLA

“snubber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snubber. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snubber,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snubber.

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