Portuguese

Noun

amortecimento m (plural amortecimentos)

1. deadening; muffling; dampening; mitigation
2. (physiology) numbness (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation)
3. (mechanics) damping (the stabilisation of a physical system by reducing oscillation)

Synonyms

• (deadening): enfraquecimento
• (numbness): dormência

Related terms

• amortecedor