Noun(1) a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace(2) a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations(3) a depressing restraint(4) a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic(5) mechanical(6) acoustical(7) or aerodynamic oscillations(8) hindrance
Noun(1) a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace(2) a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations(3) a depressing restraint(4) a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic(5) mechanical(6) acoustical(7) or aerodynamic oscillations(8) hindrance
(1) When your home is warm enough, the thermostat causes the damper to close, and the fire burns at a reduced level.(2) The lorry strike has certainly thrown a damper on the affairs of the market for the last three days.(3) Each damper then effectively does its own thing, responding to what each individual wheel is doing and controlling the stance, roll and pitch of the car.(4) Presumably, that and the rest of Duke's so-so publicity over recent months has put something of a damper on his efforts to unload the mansion.(5) An open damper in a fireplace is the equivalent of having a 30-by - 6-inch hole in the roof, or about 180 square inches.(6) Use a hinged damper weather hood to prevent backdraft and place it at least 12 inches off the ground.(7) another damper on reactor development was the problem of safeguards(8) The term-end exams at this time of the year when most children have their noses buried in text books is hardly a damper to the ICDB initiatives.(9) However, Councillor Dwight Reimer put an immediate damper on this suggestion, pointing out Hirschfeld Road lacks the base for an asphalt layer and would have to be completely rebuilt at much greater cost.(10) And for a population always complaining about the weather - the tropical summer throws a damper on everything - all rushing to the beaches for some relief.(11) When a pianist actually looks at the damper action while pedaling, or watches the hammers strike the string for only a split second, her body will shift to a more kinesthetic, intuitive and efficient mode.(12) The crankshaft also has a viscous type torsional vibration damper .(13) Managing your monthly credit card bills can be a damper on your free time, but how about retracing the entire bill in black marker and photo documenting every purchase on your statement?(14) Cycling fans and adjusting damper settings can cut fan motor loads and reduce exfiltration, potentially cutting uncontrolled exhaust of conditioned air.(15) The front end of the crankshaft features a damper designed to absorb idiosyncratic vibrations and minimize the transmission of vibration to the belt drive.(16) For example, on most bath fans and kitchen exhaust hoods, the damper is located on the housing of the fan unit, right at the point where the vent pipe attaches to the housing.
