OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 4691

damp

/dæmp/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
humedad
Moisture; humidity; dampness.
Ere twice in murk and occidental damp / Moist Hesperus hath quench’d his sleepy lamp,
What means this chilling damp that clings around me! / Why do I tremble thus!
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 4692

damp

/dæmp/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
amortiguar
To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).
Hydraulic shock absorbers are used to damp out vertical and lateral oscillations.