Damp



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• v.减弱, 制止振动; adj. 潮湿的
• ［类］ damp : vibration / stanch : flow ( 制止振动 / 制止流动)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, black damp, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German, vapor; akin to Old High German damph vapor
• Date: 14th century
• 1. a noxious gas — compare black damp, firedamp
• 2. moisture:
  • a. humidity, dampness
  • b. archaic fog, mist
• 3.
  • a. discouragement, check
  • b. archaic depression, dejection

II. verb

• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to affect with or as if with a noxious gas ; choke
    • b. to diminish the activity or intensity of <damping down the causes of inflation><liquid damps out compass oscillations>
    • c. to check the vibration or oscillation of (as a string or voltage)
  • 2. dampen
• intransitive verb
  • to diminish progressively in vibration or oscillation

III. adjective

• Date: 1590
• 1.
  • a. archaic being confused, bewildered, or shocked ; stupefied
  • b. depressed, dull
• 2. slightly or moderately wet ; moist <a damp towel>; also humid <damp weather>
• Synonyms: see wet
• ? dampish adjective
• ? damply adverb
• ? dampness noun

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