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Lamped vs Damped - What's the difference?

lamped | damped |

As verbs the difference between lamped and damped

is that lamped is past tense of lamp while damped is past tense of damp.

As an adjective damped is

stopped from smouldering and reigniting by the application of water.

lamped

English

Verb

(head)
  • (lamp)

    • Anagrams

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    lamp

    English

    (wikipedia lamp)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A device that generates heat, light or other radiation.
  • A device containing oil, burnt through a wick for illumination; an oil lamp.
  • A piece of furniture holding one or more electric light sockets.

    • Derived terms

    * Davy lamp * table lamp

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (slang) to hit, clout, belt, wallop
  • to hunt at night using a lamp; see lamping
  • (slang) to hang out or chill; to do nothing in particular

    • Anagrams

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    References

    * 1000 English basic words ----

    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