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snubber
n. 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. 2 (context rare English) One who snubs.
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Snubber
A snubber is a device used to suppress ("snub") a phenomenon such as voltage transients in electrical systems, pressure transients in fluid systems or excess force or rapid movement in mechanical systems.
Usage examples of "snubber".
There was a harder bumping sensation as the bow contacted the recoil snubber inside the bay.
Other figures moved and he saw a girl only a few years older than himself, rounder and snubber of feature, her eyes staring widely at him.