DAMPING

Damping

Damping is an influence within or upon an oscillatory system that has the effect of reducing, restricting or preventing its oscillations. In physical systems, damping is produced by processes that dissipate the energy stored in the oscillation. Examples include Viscous drag in mechanical systems, resistance in electronic oscillators, and absorption and scattering of light in optical oscillators. Damping not based on energy loss can be important in other oscillating systems such as those that occur in biological systems.

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damping

Noun

  1. The reduction in the magnitude of oscillations by the dissipation of energy
  2. The stabilization of a physical system by reducing oscillation

Verb



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