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Verb
/ˈdampən/,
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dampens, 3rd person singular present; dampened, past tense; dampened, past participle; dampening, present participle;
  1. Make slightly wet
    • - the fine rain dampened her face
  2. Make less strong or intense
    • - nothing could dampen her enthusiasm
  3. Reduce the amplitude of (a sound source)
    • - slider switches on the mixers can dampen the drums
  1. stifle: smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"
  2. moisten: make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows"
  3. muffle: deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
  4. reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
  5. make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"
  6. check; keep in check (a fire)
  7. lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
  8. (dampening) moistening: the act of making something slightly wet
  9. To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet; To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen; To become damp; to deaden
  10. (Dampening) An essential part of the printing process whereby cloth covered rubber rollers distributes the dampening solution to the plate
  11. (Dampening) The process of keeping the non-image areas of lithographic plates to be ink repellent by applying aqueous Fountain solution to the plate from the Dampening system.
  12. (DAMPENING) 1. Paper is often moistened before printing as this makes it more flexible when contact is made with the block, plate, etc., and also ensures better receptivity of the ink. 2. ...
  13. (Dampening) Muting the note or chord on stringed instruments by using your hand or bow or the damper pedal on pianos. See sul pont.
  14. (Dampening) On receiving a remote change order, FRS must determine if the change order is already known to the local machine by using the version vector of the local machine. If the remote change order is known, FRS drops the change order and informs the upstream partner. ...
  15. (Dampening) Term used to describe a tool or technique that reduces the vibrations, also known as chatter, of skis or snowboard that occur at at high speeds.
  16. (Dampening) To control and minimize the amount of resonance of vibration created by the energy separated by board flex and surface of the snow. Any material like rubber sheer, built into the edges, or core that keep the board quiet and more responsive.
  17. (Dampening) When dampened, paper becomes soft and resilient. This facilitates the transfer of ink from the plate to the paper. The dampness of the paper is one of the central ways of controlling the quality of the print.
  18. (Dampening) ^ Paper to be printed is moistened to break down the sizing in its structure. This renders it softer and more receptive to the pressure of the press and the printing inks. ...
  19. (dampening (In tire cord)) The relative ability to absorb energy and deaden oscillation after excitation.
  20. A directive to muffle, deaden or restrain the tone of an instrument.
  21. Dampen means lessening the application of force. Spring units in auto suspension systems damp forces when vehicle runs into road bumps.