"damping" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dampings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} damping (countable and uncountable, plural dampings)
  1. (mechanics) The reduction in the magnitude of oscillations by the dissipation of energy Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mechanics
    Sense id: en-damping-en-noun-IrDEal6m Topics: engineering, mechanical-engineering, mechanics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (mechanics) The stabilization of a physical system by reducing oscillation Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mechanics Translations (the stabilization of a physical system by reducing oscillation): amortissement [masculine] (French), redaman (Indonesian), smorzamento (Italian), pelembapan (Malay), amortecimento [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-damping-en-noun-G9daiQs4 Topics: engineering, mechanical-engineering, mechanics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'the stabilization of a physical system by reducing oscillation': 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: damping ratio

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} damping
  1. present participle and gerund of damp Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: damp
    Sense id: en-damping-en-verb-oZ4TVJkG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 37 47

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