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Definition of Dampens
1. dampen [v] - See also: dampen
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dampens
Literary usage of Dampens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. From Harrison to Harding: A Personal Narrative, Covering a Third of a by Arthur Wallace Dunn (1922)
"... Correspondence—Muckrakers Attacked—Bryan Returns from Abroad and dampens
Democratic Ardor by Proclaiming Government Ownership—Root in South America—Cuba ..."
2. An Elementary Laboratory Course in Psychology by Herbert Sidney Langfeld, (, Floyd Henry Allport, ( (1916)
"He then strikes one of the forks and after three seconds dampens it by placing
his hand across the top of the two prongs. The other ear is closed. ..."
3. The Elements of Electrical Engineering: A Text Book for Technical Schools by William Suddards Franklin, William Esty (1908)
"... current in the short-circuited bars of the damping frame, which current opposes
the shifting of the flux and thereby dampens the hunting oscillations. ..."
4. Dynamos and Motors: A Text Book for Colleges and Technical Schools by William Suddards Franklin, William Esty (1909)
"... current in the short-circuited bars of the damping frame, which current opposes
the shifting of the flux and thereby dampens the hunting oscillations. ..."
5. The U. S. Environmental Industry: Meeting the Challenge: U. S. Industry by David R. Berg, Grant Ferrier (2000)
"A lack of predictable and consistent enforcement at all levels of government
dampens companies' belief that they need to comply with environmental ..."
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