(v. t.) To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.
(v. t.) To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen.
(v. i.) To become damp; to deaden.
Example Sentences:
(1) Toxic effects of glucocorticoids on bone contribute to the pathogenesis of osteonecrosis, increase the risk for fractures by decreasing cancellous bone mass and synthesis of bone matrix, and dampen the linear growth response in pediatric recipients.
(2) These findings indicate that sympathetic-adrenal medullary responses are dampened considerably in animals exposed to a highly predictable regimen of chronic intermittent stress.
(3) 11.12am BST Here's my colleague Angela Monaghan 's news story on the manufacturing data: Heavy rainfall failed to dampen Britain's manufacturing sector in February with output growing much more strongly than expected, boosting the outlook for the wider economy.
(4) Since prosthetic meniscal replacement may be performed in the setting of normal articular cartilage, a prosthesis will be required to match the exact joint configuration, induce the same lubricity, produce the same coefficient of friction, and absorb and dampen the same joint forces (without incurring significant creep or abrasion) as does the normal meniscus.
(5) The subcupular meshwork may play an important role in transmitting the shear strain of the otolithic membrane to all the ciliary bundles and may also exert an additional dampening effect to prevent unwanted vibration.
(6) MPC member Andrew Sentance has argued the bank risks stoking inflationary pressures if it adopts a looser monetary policy and should increase interest rates to dampen demand.
(7) In addition, there is evidence that both receptor-operated Ca2+ and potential-operated Ca2+ channels may be impaired because the responses to norepinephrine and KCl are both dampened in diabetic aortae.
(8) The reduced phacoemulsification incision size in combination with a scleral pocket closed with a continuous single knotted 10-0 monofilament nylon suture under tonometric and keratometric control significantly dampens the changes in corneal astigmatism during the early and late postoperative periods.
(9) This dampened response to ethanol for men at high future risk for alcoholism was not observed after challenges with two different doses of diazepam.
(10) In the Purkinje cell bodies, however, the metabolic stress was dampened; glucose concentrations decreased, but the levels of ATP were maintained and, to a lesser extent, those of P-creatine.
(11) In this series, the association MCA curve dampened and PTI lower than 0.90 is the evidence of a more than 90% stenosis, except in 2 atheromatous and symptomatic occlusions.
(12) Although growth-retarding cell to cell interactions are also clearly operative in growing FRTL-5 cells, they are less effective than those dampening the replication rate of the thyrocytes within the monolayer hull of normal follicles.
(13) It said that a widening of interest rate spreads could add to the cost of new borrowing, acting to dampen demand.
(14) Prior exposure to PGE1 minimally inhibited airway responses but when given simultaneously with antigen, it either selectively inhibited some or dampened all pulmonary function abnormalities.
(15) There appeared to be a concerted attempt by both countries on Sunday to dampen down any controversy and return to business as usual.
(16) But she is nervous and what she is doing is dampening speculation to make the task less stressful.
(17) Phenobarbital by inhibiting PIP-kinase may reduce the membrane concentration of PIP2 and thus dampen the stimulus-response which leads to the hydrolysis of PIP2 and the formation of the second messenger, inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3), involved in mobilization of intracellular Ca2+.
(18) Alcohol's Stress-Response-Dampening (SRD) effect has been the subject of much research, but little has been done to examine the effects of drinking alcohol after experiencing a stressor (Stress-Response-Recovery; SRR).
(19) Eosinophils have also been involved in the process of the replenishment of mediators by dampening the synthesis of mediators in mast cells.
(20) Failure to respond to influenza vaccination correlated with a decreased number and percentage of IgD-bearing PBL and a dampened lymphocyte response to PWM in a subset of healthy aged volunteers.
Muffler
Definition:
(n.) Anything used in muffling; esp., a scarf for protecting the head and neck in cold weather; a tippet.
(n.) A cushion for terminating or softening a note made by a stringed instrument with a keyboard.
(n.) A kind of mitten or boxing glove, esp. when stuffed.
(n.) One who muffles.
Example Sentences:
(1) The primary objective of this study was to obtain baseline levels of these metals prior to the introduction of the catalytic muffler.
(2) The existing 5% tariff would be phased out in three instalments over three years for components including gearboxes, mufflers, rear axles and body parts.
(3) The market survey shows that although the catalytic muffler will have a major impact on the market, it is predicted that producers can meet these demands.
(4) As a joke doing the rounds in Delhi put it, the three national-party candidates were a Duffer, a Bluffer and a Muffler.
(5) In the event TEL is legally banned from gasoline, or removed because it poisons the catalytic muffler surface, this manganese antiknock is the most efficaous replacement.
(6) Results showed that model airplanes can exceed a widely used damage risk criterion (DRC) but that engine mufflers can reduce levels below DRC.
(7) The duffer was Rahul Gandhi; the muffler referred to third-party leader Arvind Kejriwal's habit of wrapping himself in a scarf.
(8) As this study reveals, noise reductions in excess of 40 dBA may be achieved by employing an efficient pneumatic muffler.
(9) It is thought that because the muffler was buried in the mud, exhaust leaked into the cabin of the vehicle.
(10) In the land of khaadi kurta -clad politicians, Kejriwal has become famous for his signature combination of "old uncle" sweater , "borrowed watchman's" muffler and the Nehru hat that has become the party's symbol.
(11) A rating system has been devised, as well as individual prediction formulas, to rank order the mufflers and provide a capability of calculating expected noise levels for a given supply pressure.