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Absorbing vs Damping - What's the difference?

absorbing | damping |

As verbs the difference between absorbing and damping

is that absorbing is while damping is .

As an adjective absorbing

is engrossing, that sustains someone's interest .

As a noun damping is

the reduction in the magnitude of oscillations by the dissipation of energy.

absorbing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest.
    • An absorbing pursuit.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011
    • , date=October 29 , author=Neil Johnston , title=Norwich 3 - 3 Blackburn , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=It was a dramatic finish to an absorbing , fast-paced game but Blackburn will be deeply unhappy with referee Anthony Taylor as Nzonzi's handball was harsh.}}
  • (statistics, of a state) Allowing a process to enter it, but not to leave it.

    • Synonyms

    * engrossing * fascinating * See also

    Verb

    (head)

    • References

    damping

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (wikipedia damping) (en noun)
  • The reduction in the magnitude of oscillations by the dissipation of energy
  • The stabilization of a physical system by reducing oscillation