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baffle
Found in thesaurus: discombobulate, fox, fuddle, bedevil, forestall, foreclose, forbid, bound, limit, throttle
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baffle
v.
bewilder, confuse; frustrate
n.
instrument that regulates flow; board that regulates flow
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Baffle
Baffle or baffles may refer to:
- Baffle (heat transfer), a flow-directing vane or panel in some vessels such as shell and tube heat exchangers, chemical reactors, or static mixers
- Baffle (medicine), a tunnel or wall surgically constructed within the heart or primary blood vessels to redirect blood flow
- Baffles (submarine), the blind spot in a submarine's sonar created by the body of the submarine
- Baffle or All-Star Baffle, a 1973-74 revival of PDQ (game show), where contestants had to guess phrases from a short combination of letters
- Baffle gate, another name for turnstile
- Sound baffle, any object designed to reduce airborne sound
- Components in a loudspeaker enclosure used to negate the out-of-phase sound waves from the rear of the loudspeaker
- Components in a suppressor used to redirect the gas from a gunshot to minimise sound and light
- Squirrel baffle, a device fixed to birdfeeders to prevent access by squirrels and other small mammals
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baffle
Noun
1. a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy
(synonym) baffle board
(hypernym) plate
(hyponym) diffuser, diffusor
(derivation) regulate
Verb
1. be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
(synonym) perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
(hypernym) confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
(hyponym) stump, mix up
(derivation) bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement
2. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
(synonym) thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, bilk
(hypernym) prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
(hyponym) disappoint, let down
3. check the emission of (sound)
(synonym) regulate
(hypernym) restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
(derivation) baffle board
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baffle
nm.
baffle, speaker
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baffle
nm.
loudspeaker, electronic device which amplifies sound
