damping (redirected from Critical damping)

damping /damp·ing/ (damp´ing) steady diminution of the amplitude of successive vibrations of a specific form of energy, as of electricity.

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damping

1. steady diminution of the amplitude of successive vibrations of a specific form of energy, as of electricity.

2. sprinkling a feed with water to reduce dust and inhalation of dust as a prevention of chronic obstructive respiratory disease in horses and dust tracheitis in feedlot steers.