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Definitions for Damping

[1] a decreasing of the amplitude of an electrical or mechanical wave.
[2] an energy-absorbing mechanism or resistance circuit causing this decrease.
[3] a reduction in the amplitude of an oscillation or vibration as a result of energy being dissipated as heat.
[4] slightly wet; moist: damp weather; a damp towel.
[5] unenthusiastic; dejected; depressed: The welcoming committee gave them a rather damp reception.
[6] moisture; humidity; moist air: damp that goes through your warmest clothes.
[7] a noxious or stifling vapor or gas, especially in a mine.
[8] depression of spirits; dejection.
[9] a restraining or discouraging force or factor.
[10] to make damp; moisten.
[11] to check or retard the energy, action, etc., of; deaden; dampen: A series of failures damped her enthusiasm.
[12] to stifle or suffocate; extinguish: to damp a furnace.
[13] Acoustics , Music . to check or retard the action of (a vibrating string); dull; deaden.
[14] Physics . to cause a decrease in amplitude of (successive oscillations or waves).
[15] damp off , to undergo damping-off.
[16] moistening or wetting
[17] stifling, as of spirits
[18] 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
[19] engineering any method of dispersing energy in a vibrating system
[20] slightly wet, as from dew, steam, etc
[21] archaic dejected
[22] slight wetness; moisture; humidity
[23] rank air or poisonous gas, esp in a mine See also firedamp
[24] a discouragement; damper
[25] archaic dejection
[26] to make slightly wet
[27] (often foll by down) to stifle or deaden to damp one's ardour
[28] (often foll by down) to reduce the flow of air to (a fire) to make it burn more slowly or to extinguish it
[29] physics to reduce the amplitude of (an oscillation or wave)
[30] music to muffle (the sound of an instrument)

Words related to Damping

bathe, moisten, drink, immerse, marinate, steep, saturate, flood, soften, wash, drown, submerge, absorb, penetrate, dip, drench, suffuse, permeate, soak, infuse

Words nearby Damping

dampcourse, dampen, damper, damper pedal, dampier, damping, damping off, damping-off, dampproof, damrosch, damsel

Origin of Damping

1300–50; Middle English (in sense of def. 4); compare Middle Dutch damp, Middle High German dampf vapor, smoke

Words that may be confused with Damping

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, dampdamp, moist, (see, synonym, study, at, the, current, entry), damp, dampen

Other words from Damping

damp·ish , adjective
damp·ish·ly , adverb
damp·ish·ness , noun
damp·ly , adverb
damp·ness , noun

Word origin for Damping

C14: from Middle Low German damp steam; related to Old High German demphen to cause to steam

Synonyms for Damping

absorb, bathe, dip, drink, drown, flood, immerse, marinate, moisten, penetrate, saturate, soften, steep, submerge, wash, assimilate, damp, dunk, imbrue, impregnate, infiltrate, infuse, macerate, merge, percolate, permeate, seethe, sop, souse, water, immerge, pour into, pour on, take in, waterlog