SILENCER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does silencer mean? 

• SILENCER (noun)
  The noun SILENCER has 2 senses:

1. short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing

2. a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise

  Familiarity information: SILENCER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SILENCER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("silencer" is a kind of...):

tube; tubing (conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases)

Derivation:

silence (cause to be quiet or not talk)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

muffler; silencer

Hypernyms ("silencer" is a kind of...):

acoustic device (a device for amplifying or transmitting sound)

Holonyms ("silencer" is a part of...):

exhaust; exhaust system (system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged)

Derivation:

silence (cause to be quiet or not talk)

 Context examples 

This allele, which encodes Fas-activated serine/threonine kinase protein, is involved in apoptotic inhibition via a mechanism mediated by the translational silencer TIA-1.

(FASTK wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Gene structures include the transcription initiation site, the protein coding sequences, intervening sequences, and the transcription termination or polyadenylation sites as well as the regulatory elements (enhancers, silencers, and the promoter) that lie outside the boundaries of the transcribed unit.

(Gene Feature, NCI Thesaurus)