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damper

DEFINITIONS OF: damper

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n a depressing restraint

“rain put a damper on our picnic plans”
Type of:
restraint
the act of controlling by restraining someone or something

n a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace

Type of:
plate
a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic

n a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations

Synonyms:
muffler
Types:
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damper block, piano damper
damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibration
dash-pot
a mechanical damper; the vibrating part is attached to a piston that moves in a chamber filled with liquid
cushion, shock, shock absorber
a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
air cushion, air spring
a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion
Type of:
device
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
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