Silencer

Definitions

1. Something that silences or (notionally) nearly silences.
2. An attachment to a gun that reduces the sound it emits.
3. The muffler of an internal combustion engine.
4. Any of various devices to silence the humming noise of telegraph wires.
5. Something that prevents or greatly reduces gene expression.

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Examples

“The Justice Department has defended the law for decades, arguing that it doesn’t ban silencers but simply governs how a buyer can acquire⟳ one. Still, late last⟳ week, prosecutors requested a 30-day pause in the criminal case against a firearms dealer found with an unregistered silencer because “the Department of Justice is re-evaluating its litigation positions regarding silencers.””

“Before the fitting of silencers to these locomotives was completed by the end⟳ of 1961, they were very noisy in operation, but the effect of the silencer has been remarkable.”

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