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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. : a dulling or deadening influence. put a damper on the celebration. 2. : a device that damps: such as. a. : a valve or plate (as in the flue of a furnace) for regulating the draft. b. : a small felted block to stop the vibration of a piano string.
noun. a person or thing that damps or depresses: His glum mood put a damper on their party. a movable plate for regulating the draft in a stove, furnace, etc. Music. a device in stringed keyboard instruments to deaden the vibration of the strings. the mute of a brass instrument, as a horn.
a device that reduces vibration (= fast shaking), for example in an engine: The system includes a motor with appropriate gear transmission and a damper. The new model has new springs and dampers and a sports exhaust. Synonym.
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.
When you put a damper on something, you restrain it or inhibit it. Putting a damper on things usually means bringing them down — your car troubles might put a damper on your travel plans.
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.
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.
DAMPER meaning: 1 : a flat piece of metal in a fireplace, furnace, etc., that controls the amount of air that can enter; 2 : a small piece of wood inside a piano that is covered with cloth and that stops the movement of a piano string.
noun. dampers. One that deadens, restrains, or depresses. Rain put a damper on our picnic plans. American Heritage. Anything that deadens or depresses. Webster's New World. A movable plate or valve in the flue of a stove or furnace, for controlling the draft. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
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
