Nicholas Harvey <[email protected]> writes
Hmmm, perhaps it is to do with context then? I have only dealt with it
in a more abstract environment: dealing with differential equations,
where you might have a "damping" term, and have for the most part
extrapolated from there. In my main area of study you really didn't
want things to get either wet or exhibit oscillatory behaviour
(although I guess cyclic execution would be fine, or the final
products the components the components go in perhaps)
Cheers,
Nick
From my experience, you would damp a fire, you would dampen clothing, or
wear damp clothing. You also dampen oscillations and vibrations, as Ray
said., I have known these usage's for over 35 years
--
John
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