Found 3 items, similar to Silencer.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: silencer
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: silencer
silencer
n 1: short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the
sound of firing
2: a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system
that is designed to reduce noise [syn:
muffler]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Silencer
Silencer
\Si"lenc*er\, n.
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 motion to, and thus
retard, the exploding gases.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]