Definitions of damper
-
a
device
that
decreases
the
amplitude
of
electronic,
mechanical,
acoustical,
or
aerodynamic
oscillations
-
Dampness.
-
Something
which
discourages;
a
movable
plate
to
regulate
the
draft
in
a
stove.
-
That
which
checks
or
moderates: (
Australia)
a
kind
of
hastily-
baked
bread.
-
Anything
that
damps,
checks,
or
deadens.
-
One
who
or
that
which
damps
or
checks;
a
device
to
check
the
draft,
as
of
a
stove.
-
That
which
damps;
a
valvo
or
sliding
plate
in
a
flue
to
regulate
the
draught
of
air:
a
contrivance
in
a
pianoforte
by
which
the
sound
is
deadened:
a
hastily-
baked
cake.
-
That
which
damps
or
checks;
in
Australia, &
c.,
a
kind
of
unleavened
bread;
in
a
locomotive
engine,
a
kind
of
iron
venetian
blind
fixed
to
the
smoke-
box
end
of
the
boiler,
which
is
shut
down
when
the
engine
is
standing,
and
opened
when
it
is
running.
-
Damply.
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