- silencer
- noun Date: 1600 one that silences: as a. chiefly British the muffler of an internal combustion engine b. a silencing device for small arms
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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silencer — ► NOUN ▪ a device for reducing the noise emitted by a mechanism, especially a gun or exhaust system … English terms dictionary
silencer — [sī′lən sər] n. 1. a person or thing that silences ☆ 2. a device attached to the muzzle of a firearm to muffle the report 3. Brit. MUFFLER (sense 2) … English World dictionary
Silencer — The word silencer can mean: * Slang for the sound suppressor that goes on the end of a firearm barrel * Silencer on an internal combustion engine s exhaust pipe * A sound reducing device located in a large chimney * Silencer (DNA), a type of… … Wikipedia
silencer — [[t]sa͟ɪlənsə(r)[/t]] silencers 1) N COUNT A silencer is a device that is fitted onto a gun to make it very quiet when it is fired. ...a pistol that was equipped with a silencer. 2) N COUNT A silencer is a device on a car exhaust that makes it… … English dictionary
silencer — [1] A muffler. [2] A device in an air conditioning system designed to minimize pumping sounds from the compressor. See air silencer front silencer straight through silencer … Dictionary of automotive terms
