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- Dictionarydamper/ˈdampə/
noun
- 1. a person or thing that has a subduing or inhibiting effect: "there's nothing like a swarm of bees to completely put a damper on a graduation ceremony"
- 2. an unleavened loaf or cake of flour and water baked in wood ashes. Australian, New Zealand
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DAMPER definition: 1. a device that reduces vibration (= fast shaking), for example in an engine: 2. a device that…. Learn more.
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. chiefly British : shock absorber. 3.
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 damper is a valve or plate that stops or regulates the flow of air inside a duct, chimney, VAV box, air handler, or other air-handling equipment.
a person, event, or circumstance that depresses or discourages. 2. See put a damper on. 3. a movable plate to regulate the draught in a stove or furnace flue. 4. a device to reduce electronic, mechanical, acoustic, or aerodynamic oscillations in a system. 5. music.
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.
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.
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.
damper meaning, definition, what is damper: a type of small metal door that is opene...: Learn more.
