Definition
Past tense of damp: to make wet or moist, or to reduce the strength or intensity of something like vibrations or emotions.
Etymology
From Old English and Middle Low German 'damp' or 'damp,' meaning moisture or vapor. The verb form developed to mean both making wet and reducing force or enthusiasm.
Kelly Says
In physics, damping saves lives—it's why your car's shock absorbers work, and why bridges have special devices to stop them from vibrating apart in earthquakes!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደሚባል
en-de-mi-ba-l
ARالعربية
مُخَفَّف
mu-kha-f-fa
CSČeština
tlumený
tlumen-y
DEDeutsch
gedämpft
ge-dämpft
ESEspañol
amortiguado
amorti-gua-doh
FISuomi
vaimennutettu
vai-men-ne-tu-tu
FRFrançais
amortie
amor-tee
HIहिन्दी
अवरुद्ध
a-va-ru-d
HUMagyar
elnyomó
el-nyo-mo
IDBahasa Indonesia
diredam
di-redam
ITItaliano
smorzato
smo-r-za-toh
MSBahasa Melayu
diredam
di-redam
MYမြန်မာ
ကျ Wassers
ky-wa-thars
NLNederlands
gedempt
ge-dempt
PLPolski
zgaszony
z-gas-zohn-y
PTPortuguês
amortecido
amorte-si-doh
RORomână
amortizat
am-or-ti-zat
RUРусский
сжатый
s-zha-tyy
SWKiswahili
kufungwa
ku-fun-gwa
TAதமிழ்
குறைக்கப்பட்ட
ku-rai-kka-pat-ta
TRTürkçe
amortisör
am-or-tis-or
UKУкраїнська
гашений
ga-she-niy
URاردو
مُخَفَّف
mu-kha-f-fa
VITiếng Việt
dämpft
dämpft