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damper

dam·per

US/ˈdæmpɚ/ uncommon obsolete slang uk

noun

1.

a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace

2.

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

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3.

a depressing restraint

  • “rain put a damper on our picnic plans”

Origin

From damp (adjective) + -er.

Phrases

  • damper winding
  • fire damper
  • put a damper on
  • seismic damper
  • tuned mass damper
  • viscous damper
  • yaw damper

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