| NOUN | artifact | muffler, silencer | a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise |
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| artifact | muffler | a scarf worn around the neck | |
| artifact | muffler, damper | a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations |
| Sounds | mah'fler | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | alveolar ... Ziegler: 240 rhymes with ler... | |
| Meaning | A tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise. | |
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| Synonym | silencer | |
| Part of | exhaust, exhaust system | System consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged |
| Broader | acoustic device | A device for amplifying or transmitting sound |
| Spanish | silenciador | |
| Catalan | silenciador | |
| Verbs | muffle | deaden (a sound or noise) , especially by wrapping |
| Meaning | A scarf worn around the neck. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | scarf | A garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration |
| Meaning | A device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations. | |
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| Synonym | damper | |
| Narrower | damper block, piano damper | damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibration |
| dash-pot | A mechanical damper | |
| shock absorber, shock, cushion | A mechanical damper | |
| Broader | device | An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
| Spanish | apagador | |
| Catalan | apagador | |
| Verbs | muffle | deaden (a sound or noise) , especially by wrapping |
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