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Definition of Damps

Damp
Damp Damp, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Damped; p. pr. & vb. n. Damping.] [OE. dampen to choke, suffocate. See Damp, n.] 1. To render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately wet; to dampen; as, to damp cloth. 2. To put out, as fire; to depress or deject; to deaden; to cloud; to check or restrain, as action or vigor; to make dull; to weaken; to discourage. ``To damp your tender hopes.' --Akenside. Usury dulls and damps all industries, improvements, and new inventions, wherein money would be stirring if it were not for this slug. --Bacon. How many a day has been damped and darkened by an angry word! --Sir J. Lubbock. The failure of his enterprise damped the spirit of the soldiers. --Macaulay.

Meaning of Damps from wikipedia

- by DAMPs, pathogen-****ociated molecular patterns (PAMPs) initiate and perpetuate the infectious pathogen-induced inflammatory response. Many DAMPs are...
- up damp in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Damp usually refers to the word moist. It may also refer to: Damp (Norwegian band), a Norwegian band Damp (album)...
- In physical systems, damping is the loss of energy of an oscillating system by dissipation. Damping is an influence within or upon an oscillatory system...
- IS-54 and IS-136 are second-generation (2G) mobile phone systems, known as Digital AMPS (D-AMPS), and most often referred to as TDMA, are a further development...
- Damp proofing in construction is a type of moisture control applied to building walls and floors to prevent moisture from p****ing into the interior spaces...
- Rising Damp is a British sitcom, written by Eric Chappell and produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV, which was originally broadcast from 2 September...
- Radiation damping in accelerator physics is a phenomenum where betatron oscillations and longitudinal oscilations of the particle are damped due to energy...
- Damping off (or damping-off) is a horticultural disease or condition, caused by several different pathogens that kill or weaken seeds or seedlings before...
- If a frictional force (damping) proportional to the velocity is also present, the harmonic oscillator is described as a damped oscillator. Depending on...
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