Category:Silencer

Si"lenc*er, n. One that silences; specif.: (a) the muffler of an internal-combustion engine. (b) any of various devices to silence the humming noise of telegraph Wires. (c) a device for silencing the report of a firearm shooting its Projectiles singly, as a tubular attachment for the muzzle having Circular plates that permit the passage of the projectile but impart A rotary motion to, and thus retard, the exploding gases.