damper

damp·er

anything that deadens or depresses
a movable plate or valve in the flue of a stove or furnace, for controlling the draft
a device to check vibration in the strings of a stringed keyboard instrument
a device for lessening the oscillation of a magnetic needle, a moving coil, etc.

Origin of damper

see damp

damper Idioms

put a damper on

to depress, inhibit, lessen, etc.; dampen: the worsening economy has put a damper on new construction

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damper

noun

One that deadens, restrains, or depresses: Rain put a damper on our picnic plans.
An adjustable plate, as in the flue of a furnace or stove, for controlling the draft.
Music
a. A device in various keyboard instruments for deadening the vibrations of the strings.
b. A mute for various brass instruments.
A device that eliminates or diminishes vibrations or oscillations, as of a magnetic needle.

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