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- Dictionarybuff·er/ˈbəfər/
noun
- 1. a person or thing that prevents incompatible or antagonistic people or things from coming into contact with or harming each other: "family and friends can provide a buffer against stress"
- 2. a solution that resists changes in pH when acid or alkali is added to it. Buffers typically involve a weak acid or alkali together with one of its salts.
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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The meaning of BUFFER is any of various devices or pieces of material for reducing shock or damage due to contact. How to use buffer in a sentence.
noun. uk / ˈbʌf.ə r/ us / ˈbʌf.ɚ / buffer noun (PROTECTION) Add to word list. [ C ] something or someone that helps protect from harm: I bought a house as a buffer against inflation. [ C ] the metal parts at the front and back of a train or at the end of a track, that help protect the train and reduce damage if the train hits something.
noun. us / ˈbʌf.ɚ / uk / ˈbʌf.ə r/ buffer noun (PROTECTION) Add to word list. [ C ] something or someone that helps protect from harm: I bought a house as a buffer against inflation. [ C ] the metal parts at the front and back of a train or at the end of a track, that help protect the train and reduce damage if the train hits something.
A substance that prevents change in the acidity of a solution when an acid or base is added to the solution or when the solution is diluted. Buffers are used to make solutions of known pH, especially for instrument calibration purposes. Natural buffers also exist in living organisms, where biochemical reactions are very sensitive to changes in pH.
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.
Define buffer. buffer synonyms, buffer pronunciation, buffer translation, English dictionary definition of buffer. n. 1. One that buffs, especially a piece of soft leather or cloth used to shine or polish. 2. A buffing wheel. n. 1. Something that lessens or absorbs the...
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 something that prevents something else from being harmed or that prevents two things from harming each other.
something that helps protect someone or something from harm: I have some money saved to act as a buffer against unexpected bills. (Definition of buffer from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of buffer. in Chinese (Traditional) 保護, 緩衝物, 起緩衝作用的人… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 保护, 缓冲物, 起缓冲作用的人… See more.
buffer somebody/yourself (against something) to protect somebody/yourself from something. They tried to buffer themselves against problems and uncertainties.
