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by rainbowzootsuit 688 days ago
Often I see these mixed up:

Damping is restraining oscillation.

Dampening is making something wet.
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groestl 687 days ago
In German, "dämpfen" means all of the above, and also "cooking in hot steam" :)
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lupire 687 days ago
Dampening is also restraining.
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