Look up: silencer

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   silencer
   [n] - short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing 2. [n] - a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise
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   Silencer
   See Reactive Silencer and Absorptive Silencers.
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   Silencer
   An acoustic filter element used to reduce sound pressure levels inside a duct. See also: Acoustic Filter Elements, Exhaust Tailpipe.
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   Silencer
   A device fitted to the exhaust pipe to reduce engine noise.
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   silencer
   a component which reduces airborne sound Category: Physics • When large steam wells are initially opened,water and steam issue accompanied by considerable quantities of rock fragments.After the debris is discharged,the steam and water are usual ly discharged horizontally into a silencer to reduce the tremendous noise. Category: Electrical engineering and energy • a device t...
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   Silencer
   Si'lenc·er noun One that silences; specif.: (a) The muffler of an internal-combustion engine. (b) Any of various devices to silence the humming noise of telegraph wires. (c) A device for silencing the report of a firearm shooting its projectiles singly, as a tubular attachment for the muzzle having circular plates that permit the passage of the projectile but impart a rotary mo ...
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   silencer
   noun a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise
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   Silencer
   The word `silencer` can mean: * The noise suppressor that goes on the end of a gun barrel * Silencer on an internal combustion engine's exhaust pipe * A sound-reducing device located in a large chimney * Silencer (DNA) is a type of regulating DNA sequence * Silencer (game) is a game by Mind-Control software * Silencer (Crusader) is a type of elite soldier in the computer game series `Crusader` *`The Silencer`, 1999 film * Silencer (band), Swedish...
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   Silencer
   • (n.) A device for silencing the report of a firearm shooting its projectiles singly, as a tubular attachment for the muzzle having circular plates that permit the passage of the projectile but impart a rotary motion to, and thus retard, the exploding gases. • (n.) One that silences; • (n.) Any of various devices to silence the humm...
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    silencer
    (from the article `Maxim, Hiram Percy`) His efforts to improve the gasoline-powered automobile led to research on the exhaust muffler, which in turn brought the discovery of the principle ...
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    silencer
    silencer 1. A person or thing that silences. 2. A device that muffles the noise of a firearm (gun). 3. Chiefly British, the muffler on an internal-combustion engine. 4. A device for reducing the noise emitted by a mechanism; especially, a gun or exhaust system.
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    Silencer
    A muffler type device installed in the oil line of a hydraulic elevator pump designed to reduce noise produced as oil moves through the line.
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