(mechanics) The reduction in the magnitude of oscillations by the dissipation of energy / (mechanics) The stabilization of a physical system by reducing oscillation

present participle of damp

plural of damping

Moderate humidity; moisture; moistness; the state or quality of being damp. / The degree to which something is damp or moist.

Moisture; humidity; dampness. / (archaic) Fog; fogginess; vapor.

In a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist. / (figuratively) Despondent; dispirited, downcast.

(transitive, archaic) To dampen; to make moderately wet / (transitive, archaic) To put out, as fire; to weaken, restrain, or make dull.

(immunology) Initialism of damage-associated molecular pattern. / Initialism of deficits in attention, motor coordination and perception.

plural of damp

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of damp