单词 | damper |
释义 | damper/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...
Synonyms curb, check, restraint, restriction, limit, limitation, constraint, stricture, rein, brake, control, impediment, obstacle, hindrance; discouragement, depressant, depression, chill, pall, gloom, cloud 1.1 Music A pad silencing a piano string except when removed by means of a pedal or by the note being struck.The basic notes of Philip Glass's music are very few and usually surrounded by a haze of the overtones created by the damper pedal of the piano....
1.2A device for reducing mechanical vibration, in particular a shock absorber on a motor vehicle.Also known as crankshaft dampers, these devices dwell in the harsh environment of a vehicle's engine and serve to reduce the noise and vibration of a vehicle....
1.3A conductor used to reduce oscillation in an electric motor or generator.Magneto-rheological dampers use an electromagnetic coil inside the damper's piston to increase the fluid's viscosity by aligning the magnetic particles when a current is applied....
1.4A movable metal plate in a flue or chimney, used to regulate the draught and so control the rate of combustion.Airflow into the base of the flue and out of the top is regulated by dampers controlled by the building management system, which also controls airflow from the building into the flue....
2chiefly Australian /NZ An unleavened loaf or cake of flour and water baked in wood ashes.I mixed the damper (flour, butter, water, love), wrapped it in aluminium foil, and buried it in the coals of the fire....
In the sense 'something that takes the edge off the appetite' Phrasesput a damper on Rhymes |
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