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damping

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of damp

noun dampings

  1. countable, uncountable A dampening; a making wet.
  2. countable, uncountable The reduction in the magnitude of oscillations by the dissipation of energy.
  3. countable, uncountable The stabilization of a physical system by reducing oscillation.

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noun the stabilization of a physical system by reducing oscillation

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Françaisamortissement
Italianosmorzamento

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@misc{damping_2026,
  title = {damping},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/damping},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}