damping
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈdæmpɪŋ/
:
atenuación
- She noticed a significant damping of her excitement after receiving the disappointing news.
- damping materials
- rate of damping
Examples
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The noise control products include acoustical foam, barriers, damping materials, and high-temperature absorbers that can meet FDA and USDA approval and are used in products ranging from pill machines to oxygen concentrators.
Academic text (1995) -
Damping of shock is not a simple issue.
Academic text (1991) -
Thus, we needed to take a different approach in order to balance stiffness and damping.
Blog text (18) -
Damping is necessary to reduce unwanted motions of the slider.
Academic text (1996) -
The company manufactures Sorbothane, a viscoelastic damping material.
Academic text (1999) -
The engineer explained that damping is essential for reducing unwanted vibrations in machinery.
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The damping of sound in the room helped create a more peaceful atmosphere for meditation.
Synonyms
5
3.8
A slow loss of brightness, sound, or strength until almost gone
3
7.9
To make a sound or signal weaker
1
6.7
A slow decrease in strength, amount, or intensity
1
5.6
A change when something becomes less tight, strong, or intense
1
6.0
A gradual decrease in size or strength
A slow reduction in size or amount done in stages
A soft, less bright quality in light or sound
Making a feeling, rule, or action less strong
A way of reducing strong emotional or physical reactions to feel calmer
Antonyms
- Specialized
8
5.3
Making an electric signal stronger, for example a sound or radio signal
Compounds
- Specialized
A disease that makes young seedlings rot and die when the soil stays too wet
How Reduced
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Damping comes from the verb damp, which once meant 'to make less strong' and is the same idea behind dampen. So damping is the act of reducing intensity or energy, for example a loss of enthusiasm or a smaller effect.