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damped

Rhymes with -æmpt

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of damp

adjective more damped · most damped

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

Opposite: undamped

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adjective

Opposite: undamped

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adj oscillation

Españolamortiguado
Portuguêsamortecido
Françaisamorti, amortie

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"damped." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/damped. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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damped. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/damped

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"damped." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/damped.

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@misc{damped_2026,
  title = {damped},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/damped},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}