different between attenuation vs damping

English

Etymology

From Middle English attenuacioun, a borrowing from Latin attenu?ti? (“a diminishing”). Equivalent to attenuate +? -ion.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

attenuation (countable and uncountable, plural attenuations)

1. A gradual diminishing of strength.
2. (physics) A reduction in the level of some property with distance, especially the amplitude of a wave or the strength of a signal.
3. (biology) A weakening in the virulence of a pathogen or other microorganism.
4. (botany) The tapering of a leaf etc to a fine point.
5. (engineering) A fabrication process in which a material is stretched out into a thin shape.
6. (homeopathy) The reduction of the active principles of medicines to minute doses.
7. (brewing) The proportion of sugar that is converted to ethanol by a yeast.

Derived terms

Related terms

• attenuate
• tenuous
• thin

Translations

English

Verb

damping

1. present participle of damp

Noun

damping (plural dampings)

1. (mechanics) The reduction in the magnitude of oscillations by the dissipation of energy
2. (mechanics) The stabilization of a physical system by reducing oscillation

Translations

Middle English

Noun

damping

1. Alternative form of dampnyng

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From dampe +? -ing

Noun

damping f or m (definite singular dampinga or dampingen, indefinite plural dampinger, definite plural dampingene)

1. steaming (of something)

References

• “dampe” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From dampe +? -ing

Noun

damping f (definite singular dampinga, indefinite plural dampingar, definite plural dampingane)

1. steaming (of something)