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Definition of silencer

silencer
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).
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.

Meaning of silencer from wikipedia

- Look up silencer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Silencer may refer to: Silencer (firearms), a muzzle device that suppresses acoustic intensity; a...
- A silencer, also known as a sound suppressor, suppressor, or sound moderator, is a muzzle device that suppresses the blast created when a gun (firearm...
- The Silencers is a 1966 American spy comedy film directed by Phil Karlson, starring Dean Martin as agent Matt Helm. The screenplay by Oscar Saul is based...
- Silencer was a Swedish black metal band. Based in Stockholm, the group formed in 1995 and disbanded in 2001 releasing only one full-length album and a...
- The Silencers may refer to: The Silencers (comics) The Silencers (novel), a 1962 Matt Helm spy novel by Donald Hamilton. The Silencers (film), the 1966...
- In genetics, a silencer is a DNA sequence capable of binding transcription regulation factors, called repressors. DNA contains genes and provides the template...
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- The Silencers are a Scottish rock band formed in London in 1986 by Jimme O'Neill and Cha Burns, two ex-members of the post-punk outfit Fingerprintz. Their...
- The PBS-1 is a silencer designed for the 7.62x39mm AKM variant of the Soviet AK-47 ****ault rifle in the Kalashnikov rifle family. It is 40 mm (1.6 in)...
- The Silencer is a 2000 action film directed by Robert Lee and starring Michael Dudikoff as a professional ********in hired to train a young man who may not...