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Meaning of Tamper | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈtæm.pə(ɹ)

Definitions

  1. A person or thing that tamps.
  2. A tool used to tamp something down, such as tobacco in a pipe.
  3. A railway vehicle used to tamp down ballast.
  4. An envelope of neutron-reflecting material in a nuclear weapon, used to delay the expansion of the reacting material and thus produce a longer-lasting and more energetic explosion.

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CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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