snubber

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From snub +‎ -er.

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snubber (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.
    • 2022 January 12, Alise Fisher, “Webb Begins Its Months-Long Mirror Alignment”, in NASA Blogs[1]:
      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.
  2. (rare) One who snubs.

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