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- Dictionarybuffer/ˈbʌfə/
noun
- 1. a person or thing that reduces a shock or that forms a barrier between incompatible or antagonistic people or things: "family and friends can provide a buffer against stress"
- 2. a solution which resists changes in pH when acid or alkali is added to it.
verb
- 1. lessen or moderate the impact of (something): "the massage helped to buffer the strain"
- 2. treat with a chemical buffer: "add organic matter to buffer the resulting alkalinity"
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Buffer can be a noun or a verb that means something or someone that helps protect from harm, or a chemical that keeps a liquid from becoming more or less acidic. Learn more about the different types and uses of buffer with examples and translations.
- English (US)
noun. us / ˈbʌf.ɚ / uk / ˈbʌf.ə r/ buffer noun (PROTECTION)...
- Znaczenie Buffer, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
buffer definicja: 1. something or someone that helps protect...
- Traditional
BUFFER translate: 保護, 緩衝物；起緩衝作用的人, （火車的首尾或軌道末端的）減震器，緩衝器,...
- Buffer: French Translation
buffer translate: tampon [masculine], tampon. Learn more in...
- English (US)
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word buffer, from a device that reduces shock to a substance that neutralizes acids and bases. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related phrases of buffer.
any substance or mixture of compounds that, added to a solution, is capable of neutralizing both acids and bases without appreciably changing the original acidity or alkalinity of the solution. Also called buff·er so·lu·tion [ buhf, -er s, uh, -loo-sh, uh, n]. a solution containing such a substance.
Buffer can be a noun or a verb that means something or someone that helps protect from harm, or a chemical that keeps a liquid from becoming more or less acidic. Learn more about the different meanings, examples and usage of buffer in English.
Buffer can mean a device, substance, or zone that reduces shock, impact, or conflict. It can also mean a chemical solution that resists pH changes or a computer memory area that stores data temporarily.
noun. /ˈbʌfə (r)/ /ˈbʌfər/ Idioms. a thing or person that reduces a shock or protects somebody/something against difficulties. buffer against something Support from family and friends acts as a buffer against stress. buffer between A and B She often had to act as a buffer between father and son.
A buffer is an object that either softens a blow like a fender, or helps buff or shine stuff, like a nail buffer. Buffer comes from the Old French buff, a word that imitates the sound of a blow to a soft body.
