apagador, ra.
1. adj. To turn off. U t. c. s.
2. m. matacandelas.
3. m. la tahona place destined to turn off the embers of wood with which the kiln has heated in it.
4. m. Mús. Lever of the mechanism of pianos, felt-covered by one of its ends, rises when the key forces the hammer to give on the ropes and down as soon as you stop hitting, to avoid resonances.
d. México. Switch of electric current.
