English Explanatory Dictionary

damping

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of damp
noun
  1. A dampening; a making wet.
  2. The reduction in the magnitude of oscillations by the dissipation of energy.
  3. The stabilization of a physical system by reducing oscillation.

Word forms

damping dampings

Derived words

antidamping damping ratio
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