"snubber" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsnʌ.bɚ/ [General-American] Forms: snubbers [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌbə(ɹ) Etymology: snub + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|snub|er}} snub + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} 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. Translations (device used to suppress transient forces): vaimennin (Finnish), Dämpfer [masculine] (German), амортиза́тор (amortizátor) [masculine] (Russian), демпфер (dempfer) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-snubber-en-noun-q380hyRV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 69 31 Disambiguation of 'device used to suppress transient forces': 97 3
  2. (rare) One who snubs. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-snubber-en-noun-6z8U-~wd

Inflected forms

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