damped

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English

Definitions

verb

To dampen; to make moderately wet“to damp cloth”
To put out, as fire; to weaken, restrain, or make dull.
To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).

adjective

(of an extinguished fire) stopped from smouldering and reigniting by the application of water
(of a linear dynamic system) Possessing a nonzero damping ratio.

Related words

Synonyms

moisten moist moistness dampen wet break weaken tone down soften muffle deaden dull mute cushioned offset done sinusoid

Antonyms

Associated

dashpot damping sinusoidal oscillator oscillation oscillating telescopic sine harmonic resonator machining amplitude

Rhymes

amped revamped cramped tamped camped tramped vamped decamped encamped clamped

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