|
|
Definition of Deadener
1. n. One who, or that which, deadens or checks.
Definition of Deadener
1. Noun. Something that deadens ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Deadener
1. one that deadens [n -S] - See also: deadens
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deadener
Literary usage of Deadener
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Kansas City Bridge: With an Account of the Regimen of the Missouri River by O[ctave] Chanute, George Shattuck Morison (1870)
"A large timber caisson, designed to serve as a water deadener, or break, water,
... After it had served its purpose as a water deadener, it was raised and ..."
2. English Mechanic and World of Science: With which are Incorporated "the (1885)
"The latter (the deadener) is a large hollow copper cylinder. ... Tue deadener
must be so placed that the slit with which the bobbin-support engages shall ..."
3. The Mineral Industry (1914)
"Sound deadener.—On account of the same physical properites this material has
found extensive use as a "deadener" or sound proofing material. Refractory. ..."
4. The Medical World (1885)
"A "sound-deadener," invented by Dr. Ward Cousins, of Liverpool, Eng., ... It does
not suspend the sense of hearing, but is only a "deadener and reducer of ..."
5. Concrete Construction: Methods and Cost by Halbert Powers Gillette, Charles Shattuck Hill (1908)
"... was set over the head of the pile, on this was set the guide cap having the
usual wood deadener and on this was placed a wood deadener about i ft. long. ..."
6. Concrete Construction: Methods and Cost by Halbert Powers Gillette, Charles Shattuck Hill (1908)
"... set over the head of the pile, on this was set the guide cap having the usual
wood deadener and on this was placed a wood deadener about i ft. long. ..."
7. Handbook of Casinghead Gas by Henry Palmer Westcott (1922)
"There is only one way to take care of a situation of this kind and that is to
place a deadener or reservoir in a main gas line large enough to absorb the ..."
Other Resources:
