Meaning of DAMPER
| Pronunciation: | | 'dampur
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- [n] a depressing restraint; "rain put a damper on our picnic plans"
- [n] a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations
- [n] a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace
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| | Synonyms: | | muffler |
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| | See Also: | | chimney, cushion, damper block, dash-pot, device, piano damper, plate, restraint, shock, shock absorber | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Damp"er\, n.
That which damps or checks; as:
(a) A valve or movable plate in the flue or other part of a
stove, furnace, etc., used to check or regulate the
draught of air.
(b) A contrivance, as in a pianoforte, to deaden vibrations;
or, as in other pieces of mechanism, to check some action
at a particular time.
Nor did Sabrina's presence seem to act as any
damper at the modest little festivities. --W.
Black.
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