damper
noun
a person or thing that damps or depresses.
dampers
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pluralof damper.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The vehicle’s dampers adjust instantly according to the camera feed monitoring the road ahead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
Earthquake precautions include massive metal dampers that are fixed to essential infrastructure, such as the duct carrying the control rooms’ air supply.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2024
CFM said the majority of parts involved are "non-serialized items like bolts, nuts, washers, dampers, seals and bushings".
From Reuters ● Oct. 5, 2023
Moreover, they added, in many buildings, the underlying air-handling infrastructure — the fans and filters, dampers and ductwork — is poorly maintained, and improving indoor air quality will require investing in these basic technologies.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
So Debussy’s hanging chords, with the dampers kept away from the strings, represented a kind of return to nature, a move away from the more artificial sound of block chords.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
