damper

English Thesaurus

1. a depressing restraint (noun.act)

hypernym	:	restraint,
definition	:	the act of controlling by restraining someone or something (noun.act)

2. a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	device,
definition	:	an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	damper block, piano damper,
definition	:	damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibration (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	dash-pot,
definition	:	a mechanical damper; the vibrating part is attached to a piston that moves in a chamber filled with liquid (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	cushion, shock, shock absorber,
definition	:	a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses (noun.artifact)

3. a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	plate,
definition	:	a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	chimney,
definition	:	a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building (noun.artifact)

4. a depressing restraint (noun.act)

derivation	:	damp,
definition	:	restrain or discourage (verb.change)

5. a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	damp, dampen, deaden,
definition	:	make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible (verb.change)

derivation	:	damp, dampen, dull, muffle, mute, tone down,
definition	:	deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping (verb.perception)

6. a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	break, damp, dampen, soften, weaken,
definition	:	lessen in force or effect (verb.change)

7. a depressing restraint (noun.act)

derivation	:	damp,
definition	:	restrain or discourage (verb.change)

8. a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	damp, dampen, deaden,
definition	:	make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible (verb.change)

derivation	:	damp, dampen, dull, muffle, mute, tone down,
definition	:	deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping (verb.perception)

9. a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	break, damp, dampen, soften, weaken,
definition	:	lessen in force or effect (verb.change)