äänenvaimennin

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • muffler part of exhaust pipe tha dampens the noise
  • silencer device that dampens the noise, e.g. that of a gun

Etymology

Compound from Finnish ääni (voice, sound, vote, of voice, tone, of sound) + Finnish vaimennin (dampener).

Origin

Finnish

vaimennin

Gloss

dampener

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