buffer
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bē
ffer
fɜr
fēr
/bˈʌfɐ/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "buffer"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ, āĻŦāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to reduce or soften the impact or effects of a situation or force
Transitive: to buffer an effect
to buffer definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Wearing a helmet can buffer the impact of a fall during recreational activities.
āĻŦāĻŋāύ⧋āĻĻāύāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ•āϞāĻžāĻĒ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻšā§‡āϞāĻŽā§‡āϟ āĻĒāϰāĻž āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, pH āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļā§€āϞ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to treat with a chemical substance that helps maintain a stable pH level
Transitive: to buffer a solution or mixture
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Before conducting the enzyme assay, the researcher buffered the reaction mixture to ensure optimal conditions.
āĻāύāϜāĻžāχāĻŽ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϏ⧇ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇, āĻ—āĻŦ⧇āώāĻ• āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŽ āĻļāĻ°ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŖāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ, āĻŦāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖ

a solution containing a weak acid and its conjugate base, or a weak base and its conjugate acid, which maintains a stable pH when small amounts of acid or base are added
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Buffers are crucial in biological systems to maintain the pH necessary for enzyme activity.
āĻāύāϜāĻžāχāĻŽ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϞāĻžāĻĒ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ pH āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϜ⧈āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻŽā§‡ āĻŦāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ, āĻļāĻ• āĻļā§‹āώāĻ•

a device that absorbs shock to reduce the impact of a collision or hit
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Trains are often equipped with buffers to absorb the shock when they stop suddenly.
āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āύāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻ• āĻļā§‹āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāχ āĻŦāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏāĻœā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§‡āĻļāĻŋāύ, āĻŦāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ

a power tool used to buff surfaces
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āĻŦāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ, āĻļāĻ• āĻļā§‹āώāĻ•

an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track
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āĻŦāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ, āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‹āϰ⧇āϜ

(computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system
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āĻŦāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ, āĻĒāϞāĻŋāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ

an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)
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āĻŦāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ āĻœā§‹āύ, āύāĻŋāϰāĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώ āĻœā§‹āύ

a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict
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āĻŦāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧāĻ•

something that acts like a shield or barrier to protect from harm, damage, or stress
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
This savings account is a buffer in case of emergency.
āĻāχ āϏāĻžā§āϚāϝāĻŧ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āϟāϟāĻŋ āϜāϰ⧁āϰ⧀ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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