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Damped vs Dammed - What's the difference?

damped | dammed |

As verbs the difference between damped and dammed

is that damped is past tense of damp while dammed is past tense of dam.

As an adjective damped

is stopped from smouldering and reigniting by the application of water.

damped

English

Verb

(head)
  • (damp)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of an extinguished fire) stopped from smouldering and reigniting by the application of water
  • (physics, of a linear dynamic system) Possessing a nonzero damping ratio.

    • Antonyms

    * (Possessing a nonzero damping ratio) undamped

    dammed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (dam)

    • dam

    Translingual

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