Tamper
Encyclopedia
Tamper can mean:
- TampTampA tamp is a device used to compact or flatten an aggregate or other powdered or granular material, typically to make it resistant to further compression or simply to increase density....
, a device used to compact or flatten an aggregate or other powdered or granular material, like ground coffee or gravel - A tool used to pack tobaccoTobaccoTobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...
into a smoking pipe, as well as to flatten or scoop the ash; usually nail-shaped and sometimes combined into a pipe toolPipe toolA pipe tool is any of a variety of small gadgets designed to aid in packing, smoking, and emptying tobacco pipes.A typical pipe tool consists of a pick, a reamer, and a tamper:... - Ballast tamperBallast tamperA ballast tamper or tamping machine is a machine used to pack the track ballast under railway tracks to make the tracks more durable. Prior to the introduction of mechanical tampers, this task was done by manual labour with the help of beaters...
, a machine that tamps railroad track ballast - Tamper, or neutron reflectorNeutron reflectorA neutron reflector is any material that reflects neutrons. This refers to elastic scattering rather than to a specular reflection. The material may be graphite, beryllium, steel, and tungsten carbide, or other materials...
, a shell of dense material surrounding the fission core of a nuclear fission weapon - tamper/pusher, dense material surrounding the fusion fuel of a hydrogen bomb
See also
- Tampering (disambiguation), making changes, often illegally, among other meanings