damper
Pronunciation: /ˈdampə/
noun
- 1a person or thing that has a subduing or inhibiting effect: this will be a damper on the liberal agenda for the next couple of years
- Music a pad silencing a piano string except when removed by means of a pedal or by the note being struck.
- a device for reducing mechanical vibration, in particular a shock absorber on a motor vehicle.
- a conductor used to reduce oscillation in an electric motor or generator.
- a movable metal plate in a flue or chimney, used to regulate the draught and so control the rate of combustion.
