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Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

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

Synonyms

damper 2
a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations

Derivationally related form

verb

deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

Hyponym

noun

damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibration

noun

a mechanical damper; the vibrating part is attached to a piston that moves in a chamber filled with liquid

noun

a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses