as in mute
a device on a musical instrument that deadens or softens its tone
the pianist used the damper pedal on the piano for the quiet passages
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The front suspension uses unequal-length wishbones with coil-over dampers, and the car has a coil-spring live-rear axle.
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2025
These dampers act as a block at the main duct trunk line, causing your system to function like there isn’t a vent in that particular room at all.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
To help deal with the extra ‘spirit’, Rolls-Royce has tweaked the dampers, increased the steering weight, and adjusted the roll stabilization.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
The suspension has been just as radically revised, with a wider track, a higher ride height, and the adoption of the interlinked dampers used on the Range Rover Sport SV.
—Charlie Roxburghe, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2025
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2025
These dampers act as a block at the main duct trunk line, causing your system to function like there isn’t a vent in that particular room at all.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
To help deal with the extra ‘spirit’, Rolls-Royce has tweaked the dampers, increased the steering weight, and adjusted the roll stabilization.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
The suspension has been just as radically revised, with a wider track, a higher ride height, and the adoption of the interlinked dampers used on the Range Rover Sport SV.
—Charlie Roxburghe, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Damper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damper. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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