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damp

/dæmp/ /dæmp/
GeneralEngineering
  1. 1 (titreşimi, salınımı) sönümlemek

Definition (English)

To reduce vibrations, swinging movements or sounds so that they gradually become smaller.

Example Sentences

  1. Rubber mounts damp the vibration from the engine.
    Kauçuk takozlar motorun titreşimini sönümler.
  2. The yaw damper damps the side-to-side swing of the aircraft's nose.
    Yaw damper, uçağın burnunun sağa sola salınımını sönümler.
General
  1. 1 (hevesi) kırmak, (coşkuyu) söndürmek

Definition (English)

To make a feeling such as excitement or hope less strong.

Example Sentences

  1. Nothing could damp her enthusiasm for the trip.
    Hiçbir şey onun geziye olan hevesini kıramadı.
  2. The heavy rain did not damp the fans' excitement.
    Şiddetli yağmur taraftarların coşkusunu söndürmedi.

Verb Forms Regular

Base damp
/dæmp/
Past damped
/dæmpt/
Participle damped
/dæmpt/
Spelling rule

Add ‑eddamp → damped

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil sert (ötümsüz) bir ünsüzle, /p/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /t/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. damped /dæmpt/

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Collocations

damp vibrationsdamp oscillationsdamp down a firedamp down speculationdamp someone's enthusiasm

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