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Damp"er (?), 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.Nor did Sabrina's presence seem to act as any damper at the modest little festivities.W. Black.
The noun has 3 senses
1. damper, muffler -- a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations 2. damper -- a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace 3. damper -- a depressing restraint; "rain put a damper on our picnic plans"
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