overdampingn.
/ˌəʊvəˈdampɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈdæmpɪŋ/ Excessive damping; (Science) the damping of a physical system to a greater extent than the minimum needed to prevent oscillations.
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1914 in D. T. Jones et al. Rural Scotl. during War (1926) App. 271 We have to draw your attention to the deterioration in quality, the numerous weaving faults, over-damping and under-shotting of gunnies produced by the Calcutta Mills.
1932 P. E. Sabine Acoustics & Archit. viii. 166 By raising the reproducing level, the dullness of overdamping may be partly eliminated.
1940 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 175 11 To prevent over-damping, a resistance of 10,000 Ω..was included in the circuit.
1995 Science 31 Mar. 1933/2 If the overdamping of the boson peak really triggers the glass transition, then..[etc.].
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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