silencer : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: silencer	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for silencer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
silencer n short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise Synonym(s): silencer, muffler
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muffler \Muf"fler\, n. (Mach.) Any of various devices to deaden the noise of escaping gases or vapors, as a tube filled with obstructions, through which the exhaust gases of an internal-combustion engine, as on an automobile, are passed (called also {silencer}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.