Words Like DAMPING

We have put together a list of words that are similar to DAMPING.

17 Alternative Words Similar to damping

1 Wet Adjective      Similar Words Like Wet
2 Muffle Verb      Synonym Words Like Muffle
3 Mute Verb      Synonym Words Like Mute
4 Dull Verb      Synonym Words Like Dull
5 Damp Verb      Synonym Words Like Damp
6 Dampen Verb      Synonym Words Like Dampen
7 Deaden Verb      Synonym Words Like Deaden
8 Soften Verb      Synonym Words Like Soften
9 Weaken Verb      Synonym Words Like Weaken
10 Break Verb      Synonym Words Like Break
11 Blunt Verb      Synonym Words Like Blunt
12 Check Verb      Synonym Words Like Check
13 Contain Verb      Synonym Words Like Contain
14 Control Verb      Synonym Words Like Control
15 Curb Verb      Synonym Words Like Curb
16 Hold Verb      Synonym Words Like Hold
17 Moderate Verb      Synonym Words Like Moderate

8 definitions of damping

1 The capacity built into a mechanical or electrical device to prevent excessive correction and the resulting instability or oscillatory conditions.
2 In bleaching, a process by which a certain amount of moisture is added to a fabric after starching, to prepare it for finishing.
3 The process or method of retarding or stopping the action of a vibrating or oscillating body, as a magnetic needle. See damp, v. t., 7.
4 The stopping of the tendency to surge or hunt, in synchronous machines, as alternating-current generators or synchronous motors or converters, by means of closed low-resistance copper turns inserted in the pole-faces of the magnetic field. See amortisseur.
5 Premature decay in plants, especially young seedlings, attributed to excessive moisture. See damp, 6.
6 Present participle of damp.
7 The reduction in the magnitude of oscillations by the dissipation of energy
8 The stabilization of a physical system by reducing oscillation
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