shock isolator

4.44  shock isolator; shock mount. Resilient support that tends to isolate a system from applied...

shock absorber

4.43  shock absorber. Device for the dissipation of energy to modify the response of a mechanical system to an applied...

snubber

4.42  snubber. Device used to increase the stiffness of an elastic system (usually by a large factor) whenever the displacement becomes larger than a specified...

velocity shock

4.41  velocity shock. Mechanical shock resulting from a nonoscillatory change in the velocity of an entire...

mechanical shock

4.40  mechanical shock. Motion that occurs when the position of a system is significantly changed in a relatively short time and in a nonperiodic manner. Mechanical shock is characterized by suddenness and large displacements resulting in significant...