ETYM Akin to LG., Dutch, and Dan. damp vapor, steam, fog, German dampf, Icel. dampi, Swed. damb dust, and to MNG. dimpfen to smoke, imp. dampf.
A slight wetness; SYN. dampness, moistness.

1. A depressing restraint.
2. A device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations.
3. A movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace.

Any device that deadens or lessens vibrations or oscillations; for example, one used to check vibrations in the strings of a piano. The term is also used for the movable plate in the flue of a stove or furnace for controlling the draft.

Device in the exhaust system of automobiles and motorbikes. Gases leave the engine at supersonic speeds. The exhaust system and muffler are designed to slow them down, thereby silencing them.
Some mufflers use baffle plates (plates with holes, which disrupt the airflow): others use perforated tubes and an expansion box (a large chamber that slows down airflow). + prikaži više

1. A depressing restraint.
2. A device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations.
3. A movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace.

A ship powered by one or more steam engines; SYN. steamship.