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- [dam-per]
- /ˈdæm pər/
- /ˈdæm.pər/
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- [dam-per]
- /ˈdæm pər/
Definitions of damper word
- countable noun damper A damper is a small sheet of metal in a fire, boiler, or furnace that can be moved to increase or reduce the amount of air that enters. 3
- countable noun damper A damper is a device in a piano or similar musical instrument which makes the sound less loud by restricting the movement of the strings. 3
- noun damper a person, event, or circumstance that depresses or discourages 3
- noun damper a movable plate to regulate the draught in a stove or furnace flue 3
- noun damper a device to reduce electronic, mechanical, acoustic, or aerodynamic oscillations in a system 3
- noun damper the pad in a piano or harpsichord that deadens the vibration of each string as its key is released 3
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Origin of damper
First appearance:
before 1740 One of the 48% newest English words
First recorded in 1740-50; damp + -er1
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Parts of speech for Damper
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
damper popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
damper usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for damper
noun damper
- restraint — a restraining action or influence: freedom from restraint.
- depressant — able to diminish or reduce nervous or functional activity
- chill — When you chill something or when it chills, you lower its temperature so that it becomes colder but does not freeze.
- hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
- discouragement — an act or instance of discouraging.
Antonyms for damper
noun damper
- spur — a batch of newly made rag-paper sheets.
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