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n. The capacity built into a mechanical or electrical device to prevent excessive correction and the resulting instability or oscillatory conditions.

v. Present participle of damp.

n. The reduction in the magnitude of oscillations by the dissipation of energy

n. The stabilization of a physical system by reducing oscillation

n. In bleaching, a process by which a certain amount of moisture is added to a fabric after starching, to prepare it for finishing.

n. 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.

n. 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.

n. Premature decay in plants, especially young seedlings, attributed to excessive moisture. See damp, 6.

"The machine turns on a dime and the suspension damping is absolutely stellar."

wet   

damped    damping    dampness    damps   

soften    break    dampen    weaken    control    check    contain    hold    moderate    hold in   

damped vibration    the damps    Word formation verb -en noun -ness   

dampen    dampness    chokedamp    damp sheet    firedamp   

moisture    humidity    fog    fogginess    vapor    dejection    depression    moist    humid    dejected   

Camp    Champ    amp    camp    champ    clamp    cramp    decamp    encamp    gamp   

wet    moist    sodden    dusty    snowy    greasy    dank    silken    outer    cool