damped

English

A number of damped systems and one undamped one.

\zeta

represents the damping ratio.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -æmpt

Verb

damped

simple past and past participle of damp

Adjective

damped (comparative more damped, superlative most damped)

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

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “Possessing a nonzero damping ratio”): undamped

Derived terms

critically damped

Translations

oscillation

French: amorti (fr) m, amortie (fr) f
Manx: meayllit

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