Damping in a sentence

The structure of the cosmic microwave background anisotropies is principally determined by two effects: acoustic oscillations and diffusion damping (also called collisionless damping or Silk damping).

The idea behind focusing on additional rebound damping at the front versus compression damping in the back, Rothmiller told me, is to alleviate any concerns of front wheel lift when hitting a bump, and to help keep the rear under control as its squats.

Damping can also mitigate denial of service attacks; damping timings are highly customizable.

For example, paper is light and typically well damped, but is not stiff; metal may be stiff and light, but it usually has poor damping; plastic can be light, but typically, the stiffer it is made, the poorer the damping.

Ideally, the natural frequency should be high and the damping factor should be near 0.707 (critical damping).

Negative loop feedback has the intended effect of electrically damping loudspeaker motion, thereby damping the mechanical dynamic performance of the loudspeaker.

Fire crews remained on site for the day yesterday damping down the site and checking for hotspots.

Carmakers are facing a slowdown in enthusiasm for EVs in South Korea as higher interest rates and inflation prompt consumers to rein in spending, while concerns about battery fires and a dearth of fast chargers are also damping demand.

Crews are currently damping down and raking out large quantities of building materials stored in the units.

Green Watch teams from Wrexham and Deeside returned the next day to continue damping down the fire.

Instead of damping down the speculation, or telling the this was just a matter of the Westminster rumour mill going into overdrive…he laughed, and said: “There is - spoiler alert - going to be a general election in the second half of this year.

There’s plenty of suspension travel and damping for even the worst roads that a pockmarked city like Cleveland, Ohio can throw at you.

Also, additional sound-damping materials now hold wind and road noise to a minimum, more than in previous models.

It also receives active damping, 20-inch diamond-turned alloy wheels and sport seats.

You don’t get the slick air suspension of the automaker’s more expensive models, but $990 adds the Adaptive Damping System and I’d say it’s worth it.

However, in microelectronics have so far only been of limited use, due to the so-called damping, which acts on the spin waves and weakens them.

Salsa Cutthroat Carbon 3 for $2,879 ($320 off) This looks like the plushest long-distance gravel ride ever, with Salsa's signature speedy-mountain-bike geometry, comfortable drop handlebars, a motion-damping front fork, and so much more.

AMG Ride Control sport suspension with an adjustable, electronically-controlled damping system is included as standard, and can be switched between Comfort, Sport, and Sport+ modes.

Seeds that do germinate, and then grow only to fall over, are victims of damping off disease.

There was also reference in the BBC report to the use of “damping systems” in buildings in the earthquake zones of industrialised countries.