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undamped

undamped

7.9
Vibrations or motion that keep their strength and do not get weaker
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈdæmpt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no amortiguado
  • And this is called the undamped natural frequency.

Examples

  • Oh yeah, the damp and undamped motion, the Laplace transform, systems of equations, method of Laplace transforms.

  • And now you have undamped unforced equations of motion.

  • New features include: Time History & Damped/undamped Harmonic analyses, Valve lengths.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Probes are also used to detect an error, such as an undamped work pallet, which, if left unfound, could ruin every tool, part, and fixture on the machine as it starts up.

    Academic text (2005)

  • The recurrent feedback I get in our church is that (1) the drums are too loud (smallish church, undamped skins, hard to fix) and (2) the singers are too loud, quote "we like to hear ourselves sing too."

    Blog text (16)

  • The chimney is uncapped and undamped, and the stoking ports are opened to vent the last of the heat before the wall in the loading port is dismantled.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The undamped vibrations of the tuning fork created a clear and sustained tone.

  • In structural engineering, undamped oscillations can indicate potential issues in a building's stability.

  • The musician adjusted the piano, ensuring that the undamped strings produced a rich, lingering sound.

Synonyms

undiminished
vsundamped
4 6.0

Still the same in amount, strength, or quality as before

applies specifically to physical vibrations and amplitude rather than general amounts
unbated
vsundamped
1 8.6

Not reduced in strength or power

is used mainly for physical vibrations and amplitude not general force
undampened
vsundamped
  • Specialized
7.8

Continuing to move or shake without losing strength

is the same meaning but uses an alternative spelling with an extra letter
undecaying
vsundamped
  • Specialized
8.9

Does not lose strength or get weaker over time

stresses resistance to being reduced by damping rather than only time stability
undipped
vsundamped
7.0

Not gone down in amount or value

describes resistance to gradual amplitude loss from damping rather than only short drops

How Damped

damping
  • Specialized
1 5.3
undamped
  • Specialized
7.9

Surface Forms

undamped positive

Morphology

undamped = damped (semi-transparent) = un + damp + ed

The negation 'un-' plus 'damped' directly gives 'not reduced', but learners may be confused because 'damp' more commonly means 'slightly wet' rather than the technical verb sense 'to reduce vibrations'.

Etymology

Undamped is made of un- ('not') and damp ('to make weaker'). So undamped describes a movement or vibration that is 'not made weaker', like a bell that keeps ringing without losing strength.