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damp·ing

(dăm′pĭng)

The gradual reduction of excessive oscillation, vibration, or signal intensity, and therefore of instability in a mechanical or electrical device, by a substance or some aspect of the device.

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damping

(ˈdæmpɪŋ)

1. moistening or wetting

2. stifling, as of spirits

3. (Electronics) electronics the introduction of resistance into a resonant circuit with the result that the sharpness of response at the peak of a frequency is reduced

4. (General Engineering) engineering any method of dispersing energy in a vibrating system

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Translations

Dämpfung

smorzamento

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