"damped" meaning in English

See damped in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more damped [comparative], most damped [superlative]
Rhymes: -æmpt Head templates: {{en-adj}} damped (comparative more damped, superlative most damped)
  1. (of an extinguished fire) stopped from smouldering and reigniting by the application of water
    Sense id: en-damped-en-adj-RHpieajB
  2. (physics, of a linear dynamic system) Possessing a nonzero damping ratio. Translations (oscillation): затихващ (zatihvašt) (Bulgarian), amorti [masculine] (French), amortie [feminine] (French), meayllit (Manx), amortecido (Portuguese), amortiguado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-damped-en-adj-8HYXkxwh Categories (other): Physics, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 81 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 89 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 22 73 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 27 73 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 22 73 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 21 75 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 23 77 0 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'oscillation': 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: critically damped, nondamped, overdamped, underdamped

Verb

Rhymes: -æmpt Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} damped
  1. simple past and past participle of damp Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: damp
    Sense id: en-damped-en-verb-D1MnJqse
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