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- DictionaryDamp·er/ˈdampər/
noun
- 1. a person or thing that has a depressing, subduing, or inhibiting effect: "another damper on reactor development was the problem of safeguards"
1. One that deadens, restrains, or depresses: Rain put a damper on our picnic plans. 2. An adjustable plate, as in the flue of a furnace or stove, for controlling the draft. 3. Music. a. A device in various keyboard instruments for deadening the vibrations of the strings. b. A mute for various brass instruments. 4.
5 days ago · A damper is a device for reducing vibration in an engine, camshaft drive, or vehicle suspension. A vibration damper is fitted to the front end of the crankshaft to minimize vibrations. The damper is designed with the aim of absorbing vibration energy and dissipating it as heat.
Definitions of damper. noun. a depressing restraint. “rain put a damper on our picnic plans” see more. noun. a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace. see more. noun. a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations. synonyms: muffler. see more.
damper (on something) (informal) a thing that makes something less pleasant, successful, etc. Lily isn't letting motherhood put a damper on her social life. The only damper on the show was the rain at the closing ceremony.
6 days ago · 1. anything that deadens or depresses. 2. a movable plate or valve in the flue of a stove or furnace, for controlling the draft. 3. a device to check vibration in the strings of a stringed keyboard instrument. 4. a device for lessening the oscillation of a magnetic needle, a moving coil, etc. Idioms: put a damper on.
Damper definition: a person or thing that damps or depresses. See examples of DAMPER used in a sentence.
Idioms. put a damper on something (informal) to make something less enjoyable, successful, etc. Rain put a damper on the event. Recession in the early nineties put a damper on growth. See damper in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: damper. Definition of damper noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
