damper Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace
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noun a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations
muffler.
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noun a depressing restraint
- rain put a damper on our picnic plans
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adjective satellite slightly wet
dampish; damp; moist.
- clothes damp with perspiration
- a moist breeze
- eyes moist with tears
WordNet
Damp"er noun
Definitions
That which damps or checks; as: (a) A valve or movable plate in the flue or other part of a stove, furnace, etc., used to check or regulate the draught of air.(b) A contrivance, as in a pianoforte, to deaden vibrations; or, as in other pieces of mechanism, to check some action at a particular time.Nor did Sabrina's presence seem to act as any damper at the modest little festivities. W. Black.
