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1Baffle — Baf fle, n. 1. A defeat by artifice, shifts, and turns; discomfiture. [R.] A baffle to philosophy. South. [1913 Webster] 2. (Engin.) (a) A deflector, as a plate or wall, so arranged across a furnace or boiler flue as to mingle the hot gases and… …
2baffle — [baf′əl] vt. baffled, baffling [16th c. Scot; prob. respelling (as duff for dough, Affleck for Auchinleck) of obs. bauchle] 1. to confuse so as to keep from understanding or solving; puzzle; confound 2. to interfere with; hinder; impede 3. to… …
3baffle — ► VERB ▪ totally bewilder. ► NOUN ▪ a device used to restrain or regulate the flow of sound, light, gas, or a fluid. DERIVATIVES bafflement noun baffling adjective. ORIGIN perhaps related to French bafouer ridicule …
4baffle — i. A series of partitions in a fuel tank to control the rapid flow of fuel and prevent its sloshing. These partitions have holes that allow the fuel to feed to the tank outlet, but they keep the fuel from surging enough to uncover the fuel outlet …
5baffle board — noun a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy • Syn: ↑baffle • Derivationally related forms: ↑baffle (for: ↑baffle) • Hypernyms: ↑plate …
6baffle — I. transitive verb (baffled; baffling) Etymology: probably alteration of Middle English (Scots) bawchillen to denounce, discredit publicly Date: 1675 1. to defeat or check (as a person) by confusing or puzzling ; disconcert 2. to check or break… …
7Baffle (medical) — A baffle or intraatrial baffle is a tunnel or wall artificially constructed within the atria of the heart for the purpose of redirecting blood flow in cases of complex congenital heart defects (CHDs) …
8baffle — v. & n. v.tr. 1 confuse or perplex (a person, one s faculties, etc.). 2 a frustrate or hinder (plans etc.). b restrain or regulate the progress of (fluids, sounds, etc.). n. (also baffle plate) a device used to restrain the flow of fluid, gas,… …
9baffle — bafflement, n. baffler, n. baffling, adj. bafflingly, adv. bafflingness, n. /baf euhl/, v., baffled, baffling, n. v.t. 1. to confuse, bewilder, or perplex: He was baffled by the technical language of the instructions. 2. to frustrate or confound; …
10baffle — baf|fle1 [ˈbæfəl] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from Scottish English bawchill to criticize publicly ] if something baffles you, you cannot understand or explain it at all ▪ The question baffled me completely. >bafflement n [U]… …
