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Webster 1828 Edition


Damped

DAMP'ED

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Chilled; depressed; abated; weakened; checked; discouraged.

Definition 2024


damped

damped

English

A number of damped systems and one undamped one. represents the damping ratio.

Verb

damped

  1. simple past tense and past participle of damp

Adjective

damped (comparative more damped, superlative most damped)

  1. (of an extinguished fire) stopped from smouldering and reigniting by the application of water
  2. (physics, of a linear dynamic system) Possessing a nonzero damping ratio.

Antonyms

  • (Possessing a nonzero damping ratio): undamped

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