English dictionary
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English noun: damper | |||
| 1. | damper (artifact) a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | plate | ||
| Part meronym | chimney | ||
| 2. | damper (artifact) a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations | ||
| Synonyms | muffler | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | device | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cushion, damper block, dash-pot, piano damper, shock, shock absorber | ||
| 3. | damper (act) a depressing restraint | ||
| Samples | Rain put a damper on our picnic plans. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | restraint | ||
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