damper 2

noundomain: artefact

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

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

Synonyms

muffler 3
a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations

Derivationally related form

verb

make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible

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