dampener
pronunciation
How to pronounce dampener in British English:
UK ['dæmpənə]
How to pronounce dampener in American English:
US ['dæmpənə]
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- Noun:
- a device that dampens or moistens something
Word Origin
- dampener (n.)
- 1857, agent noun from dampen.
Example
- 1. The last thing the global economy needs is another economic dampener .
- 2. This lets the pilot check if the yaw dampener is working properly .
- 3. Have you disengaged the external inertial dampener ?
- 4. When the bar slides left or right , the yaw dampener needs to add right or left rudder to the turn to smooth it out .
- 5. The tuned mass dampener is an object ( the gold ball ) built in to a building 's interior to absorb seismic shock .