Restraining the pitch, loudness, and/or duration of a drum beat.
Is the dissipation of energy (usually as heat) in a manner which decreases peak strain in a mechanical member.
In dynamics, an opposing force against a rigid body's movement. This attribute is similar to drag: it affects object movement before, during, and after contact with another object. A positive value diminishes movement; a negative value increases movement.
Damping describes the lessening of impact on a car through its shock absorbers. Damping can be accomplished by changing the stiffness of a shock absorber. A "soft" damping shock can provide more traction in a turn but limits responsiveness because the car must "recover" after the turn. On the other hand, "stiff" damping increases responsiveness, but compromises traction in severe turns. Report this Word See also: Shock Absorber Added by: mkranitz
Term used for the reduction of a video or audio volume level. The standard measuring unit is decibels. (see Audio gauge)
The dissipation of a vibration's energy into heat energy, or the frictional force that causes the loss of energy.
refers to the rate of decay or settling time of a signal.
The reduction of movement of a speaker cone, due either to the electromechanical characteristics of the speaker driver and suspension, the effects of frictional losses inside a speaker enclosure, and/or by electrical means.
The suppression of oscillation. The viscosity of a fluid is used in viscous damping, while the induced current in electrical conductors is used to effect magnetic damping.
Controlling of vibration by electrical or mechanical means.
The progressive reduction or suppression of oscillation in a device or system. Viscous damping uses the viscosity of liquids or gases to effect damping.
Reducing the energy in a vibrating or resonating system by adding electrically, mechanically or acoustically lossy materials or devices.
The manner in which the pointer settles at its steady indication after a change in the value of the measured quantity. There are two general classes of damped motion, as follows:  Periodic, in which the pointer oscillates about the final position before coming to rest. Aperiodic, in which the pointer comes to rest without overshooting the rest position. The pointer of change between periodic and aperiodic damping is called "critical damping". A critically damped instrument is when overshoot is present but does not exceed an amount equal to half the rated accuracy of the instrument.
The "mechanism" in an isolation system which dissipates energy. This mechanism controls resonant amplification (transmissibility).
The attenuation of a resonant frequency over time.
A ski's resistance to sustained vibration, usually built into the ski with layers of shock-absorbing material.
Loss of energy in wave motion due to transfer into heat by frictional forces.
(1) the progressive reduction of amplitude in a freely vibrating system; (2) any kind of friction in a freely vibrating system causing the motion to decrease gradually to the vanishing point.
Damping is the dissipation of vibratory energy in solid media and structures with time or distance. It is analogous to the absorption of sound in air.
Diminishing the intensity of vibrations.
Of or pertaining to the control of vibration by electrical or mechanical means.
The physical touching of a component to arrest vibration.
The quality of a mechanical system that restrains the amplitude of motion with each successive cycle. Damping of shaft motion is provided by oil in bearings, seals, etc. The damping process converts mechanical energy to other forms, usually heat.
In physical systems such as pendulums and bungee cords, the slowing effect of a force such as friction or air resistence is referred to as damping. The effect of damping is generally proportional to velocity and thus takes the form a x' in the differential equation.
Control of vibration by electrical, mechanical or acoustical means. Acoustic damping is often achieved by using fibrous absorbent materials.
reducing excess vibrations in the rod blank when unloading the rod during a cast. This causes fewer waves in your fly line resulting in more power & distance for less effort.
denotes a low rate of energy return from a forcibly deformed mass of elastomer, associated with energy absorbing or "dead" rubbers; the opposite of resilient
Technique for stabilizing an electronic or mechanical device by eliminating unwanted or excessive oscillations.
Limiting the duration or decreasing the amplitude of vibrations.
The reduction of vibratory movement through dissipation of energy. Types include viscous, coulomb, and solid.
The reduction in amplitude of an oscillation.
A process whereby the amplitude of a vibration or resonance is reduced. This may be required in tonearms or loudspeaker cabinets for instance. Resistors may be used in circuits to provide electrical damping. The pros and cons of damping have generated heated debate among audio enthusiasts.
The dissipation of energy with time or distance. The term is generally applied to the attenuation of sound in a structure owing to the internal sound dissipative properties of the structure or to the addition of sound dissipative materials.
Causing vibrations to stop, usually by the use of friction. In suspension systems, this is commonly done either by direct rubbing friction, or by pistons forcing fluids through small openings.
The reduction of oscillatory motion in a vibratory object through the loss of energy in the form of heat during vibratory cycles. Vibration dampers increase the amount of vibratory energy lost during an object's oscillatory motion, which decreases the vibration of the object.
The suppression of oscillations at the end of motion or during motion.
A vibration of an object at its natural frequency, like the plucked string of a guitar, or the swing of a pendulum, will decay to zero over a given period of time due to air resistance, internal molecular resistance etc. Critical damping is the term given to the amount of damping required to ‘kill' a vibration before the completion of one full cycle.
Reduction in magnitude of oscillation due to energy being dissipated as heat.
The process of dissipating mechanical vibratory energy into heat. Damping materials are used to apply to vibrating surfaces in order to reduce the noise radiating from that surface.
a process whereby vibration energy is converted into heat through some form of frictional mechanism
The rate at which a shock is compressed or rebounds. Most RC kits now contain shock absorbers that are filled with fluid/oil. Without this fluid, the shocks are bouncy and provide very little benefit where control is concerned. By changing the weight of the oil or the type of shock piston, or both, you can change the damping rate to tune your car to a specific track and/or driving style.
The action of reducing the vibration of an object. This tends to return the vibrating object to its original position.
The way any object ceases to vibrate after the driving force has been removed. Damping material is used in our speakers to eliminate interior waves.
a frictional force (which will cause motion to cease if there are no forces)
1. Dissipation of structure-borne noise by conversion to some other form of energy, usually heat; usually accomplished by using a material with a high internal energy-absorbing capacity. 2. A rate at which natural vibration decays as a result of absorption of energy.
The fading and loss of oscillations that occurs when feedback factor times voltage gain 1. (See Barkhausen criterion).
A reduction in the amplitude of an oscillation (DIN 53 513).
The reduction of response at the resonant frequency through the use of a damping media such as oil. Usually specified as the ratio of critical damping.
The reduction of the magnitude of resonance by the use of some type of material.
The reduction of resonant energy in a speaker, or between a speaker and amplifier.
In physics this relates to decreasing the amplitude of a wave, whether represented electrically or mechanically. - Category: Guitar Repair/Building
Damping is any effect, either deliberately engendered or inherent to a system, that tends to reduce the amplitude of oscillations of an oscillatory system.