MUFFLER
\mˈʌflə], \mˈʌflə], \m_ˈʌ_f_l_ə]\
Definitions of MUFFLER
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations
By Princeton University
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a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Anything used in muffling; esp., a scarf for protecting the head and neck in cold weather; a tippet.
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A cushion for terminating or softening a note made by a stringed instrument with a keyboard.
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A kind of mitten or boxing glove, esp. when stuffed.
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One who muffles.
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Any of various devices to deaden the noise of escaping gases or vapors, as a tube filled with obstructions, through which the exhaust gases of an internal-combustion engine, as on an automobile, are passed (called also silencer).
By Oddity Software
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Anything used in muffling; esp., a scarf for protecting the head and neck in cold weather; a tippet.
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A cushion for terminating or softening a note made by a stringed instrument with a keyboard.
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A kind of mitten or boxing glove, esp. when stuffed.
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One who muffles.
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Any of various devices to deaden the noise of escaping gases or vapors, as a tube filled with obstructions, through which the exhaust gases of an internal-combustion engine, as on an automobile, are passed (called also silencer).
By Noah Webster.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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