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damper
(encz) | damper,morous n: J. Polach |
damper
(encz) | damper,tlumič n: [aut.] Petr Podrazský |
Damper
(gcide) | Damp \Damp\ (d[a^]mp), a. [Compar. Damper; superl. Dampest.]
1. Being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet;
moist; humid.
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O'erspread with a damp sweat and holy fear.
--Dryden.
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2. Dejected; depressed; sunk. [R.]
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All these and more came flocking, but with looks
Downcast and damp. --Milton.
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damper
(gcide) | damper \damp"er\ (d[a^]m"p[~e]r), n.
That which damps or checks; as:
(a) A valve or movable plate in the flue or other part of a
stove, furnace, etc., used to check or regulate the
draught of air.
(b) A contrivance, as in a pianoforte, to deaden vibrations;
or, as in other pieces of mechanism, to check some action
at a particular time.
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Nor did Sabrina's presence seem to act as any
damper at the modest little festivities. --W.
Black.
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damper
(wn) | damper
n 1: a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or
chimney or furnace
2: a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic,
mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations [syn:
damper, muffler]
3: a depressing restraint; "rain put a damper on our picnic
plans" |
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damper block
(encz) | damper block, n: |
piano damper
(encz) | piano damper, n: |
torsional damper
(encz) | torsional damper,tlumič torzních kmitů n: [aut.] Suky |
Damper
(gcide) | Damp \Damp\ (d[a^]mp), a. [Compar. Damper; superl. Dampest.]
1. Being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet;
moist; humid.
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O'erspread with a damp sweat and holy fear.
--Dryden.
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2. Dejected; depressed; sunk. [R.]
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All these and more came flocking, but with looks
Downcast and damp. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]damper \damp"er\ (d[a^]m"p[~e]r), n.
That which damps or checks; as:
(a) A valve or movable plate in the flue or other part of a
stove, furnace, etc., used to check or regulate the
draught of air.
(b) A contrivance, as in a pianoforte, to deaden vibrations;
or, as in other pieces of mechanism, to check some action
at a particular time.
[1913 Webster]
Nor did Sabrina's presence seem to act as any
damper at the modest little festivities. --W.
Black.
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damper block
(wn) | damper block
n 1: damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a
piano string to stop its vibration [syn: damper block,
piano damper] |
piano damper
(wn) | piano damper
n 1: damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a
piano string to stop its vibration [syn: damper block,
piano damper] |
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