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damper

/'dæmpər/

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

muffler

type of:
device
noun
a depressing restraint
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"rain put a damper on our picnic plans"

type of:
restraint
noun
a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace
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type of:
plate

part of:
chimney

Examples of damper

"rain put a damper on our picnic plans"