1. A movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove, chimney or furnace
   "He adjusted the damper to control the fire's intensity"
    
2. A device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations
   "The piano's damper pedal softened the sound";
   - muffler
    
3. A depressing restraint
   "rain put a damper on our picnic plans"
    
4. A mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
   "the old car needed a new set of dampers";
   - shock absorber, shock, cushion

1. Slightly wet
   "clothes damp with perspiration";
   - dampish, moist, wettish

Derived forms: dampers

See also: wet

Type of: device, plate, restraint

Part of: chimney, suspension, suspension system

Encyclopedia: Damper