shock isolator
4.44 shock isolator; shock mount. Resilient support that tends to isolate a system from applied shock.
shock absorber
4.43 shock absorber. Device for the dissipation of energy to modify the response of a mechanical system to an applied shock.
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 amount.
velocity shock
4.41 velocity shock. Mechanical shock resulting from a nonoscillatory change in the velocity of an entire system.
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 internal forces in the system.