damper
[ dam-per ]
/ ˈdæm pər /
noun
a person or thing that damps or depresses: His glum mood put a damper on their party.
a movable plate for regulating the draft in a stove, furnace, etc.
Music.
- a device in stringed keyboard instruments to deaden the vibration of the strings.
- the mute of a brass instrument, as a horn.
Electricity.
an attachment to keep the indicator of a measuring instrument from oscillating excessively, as a set of vanes in a fluid or a short-circuited winding in a magnetic field.
Machinery.
a shock absorber.
Australian.
- a round, flat cake made of flour and water, and cooked over a campfire.
- the dough for such cakes.
Words nearby damper
damp-dry,
damp-mop,
damp-proof,
dampcourse,
dampen,
damper,
damper pedal,
dampier,
damping,
damping off,
damping-off
Definition for damper (2 of 2)
Origin of damp
1300–50; Middle English (in sense of def. 4); compare Middle Dutch
damp, Middle High German
dampf vapor, smoke
SYNONYMS FOR damp
7
humidify.
synonym study for damp
1.
Damp,
humid,
moist mean slightly wet.
Damp usually implies slight and extraneous wetness, generally undesirable or unpleasant unless the result of intention:
a damp cellar; to put a damp cloth on a patient's forehead.
Humid is applied to unpleasant dampness in the air:
The air is oppressively humid today.
Moist denotes something that is slightly wet, naturally or properly:
moist ground; moist leather.
OTHER WORDS FROM damp
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British Dictionary definitions for damper (1 of 2)
damper
/ (ˈdæmpə) /
noun
a person, event, or circumstance that depresses or discourages
put a damper on
to produce a depressing or inhibiting effect on
the bad news put a damper on the party
a movable plate to regulate the draught in a stove or furnace flue
a device to reduce electronic, mechanical, acoustic, or aerodynamic oscillations in a system
music
the pad in a piano or harpsichord that deadens the vibration of each string as its key is released
mainly Australian and NZ
any of various unleavened loaves and scones, typically cooked on an open fire
British Dictionary definitions for damper (2 of 2)
damp
/ (dæmp) /
adjective
slightly wet, as from dew, steam, etc
archaic
dejected
noun
verb (tr)
See also
damp off
Derived forms of damp
dampish, adjective damply, adverb dampness, nounWord Origin for damp
C14: from Middle Low German
damp steam; related to Old High German
demphen to cause to steam
Idioms and Phrases with damper
damper
see put a damper on.