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Tamping vs Damping - What's the difference?

tamping | damping |

As verbs the difference between tamping and damping

is that tamping is while damping is .

As nouns the difference between tamping and damping

is that tamping is the act of one who tamps; specifically, the act of filling up a hole in a rock, or the branch of a mine, for the purpose of blasting the rock or exploding the mine while damping is the reduction in the magnitude of oscillations by the dissipation of energy.

tamping

English

Verb

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    • Noun

  • The act of one who tamps; specifically, the act of filling up a hole in a rock, or the branch of a mine, for the purpose of blasting the rock or exploding the mine.
  • The material used in tamping.

    • 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