Damper - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈdæmpər|
Brit.
|ˈdæmpə|
noun
- a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace
- a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations (syn: muffler)
- a depressing restraint
- a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations (syn: muffler)
- a depressing restraint
rain put a damper on our picnic plans
Extra examples
...the pianist used the damper pedal on the piano for the quiet passages...
A serious knee-injury has put a damper on his football career.
A couple of knee injuries put a damper on his football career.
Word forms
noun
singular: damper
plural: dampers
singular: damper
plural: dampers
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