silencer.
Something that silences or (notionally) nearly silences.
Meaning & usage
Something that silences or (notionally) nearly silences. An attachment to a gun that reduces the sound it emits.
Something that silences or (notionally) nearly silences. The muffler of an internal combustion engine.
Something that silences or (notionally) nearly silences. Any of various devices to silence the humming noise of telegraph wires.
Something that silences or (notionally) nearly silences. Something that prevents or greatly reduces gene expression.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English silence Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English silencer From silence + -er.
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