snubber
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 7
/ˈsnʌ.bɚ/
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/ˈsnʌ.bɚ/ · /ˈsnʌbə/ · /ˈsnʊbə/ · /ˈsnʊbəɹ/ · /ˈsnʌbəɹ/
Definition of snubber
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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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.”
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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.
“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.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From snub + -er.
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