damping
damping is the present participle and gerund of damp.
Noun
damping (countable and uncountable, plural dampings)
- A dampening; a making wet.
- The reduction in the magnitude of oscillations by the dissipation of energy.
- The stabilization of a physical system by reducing oscillation.
Meaning of damp
Verb
damp (third-person singular simple present damps, present participle damping, simple past and past participle damped)
- To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).
- Hydraulic shock absorbers are used to damp out vertical and lateral oscillations.1960 February, “The first of London's new Piccadilly Line trains is delivered”, in Trains Illustrated, page 93
- To dampen; to make moderately wet.
- to damp cloth
- Synonyms:
- moisten
- To put out, as fire; to weaken, restrain, or make dull.
- How many a day has been damped and darkened by an angry word!1887, Sir John Lubbock, The Pleasures of Life
Forms of damping
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