underdampedadj.
Of a physical system: incompletely damped; damped to the extent of allowing only a few oscillations after a single disturbance. Cf. overdamped adj.
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the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > condition of being slightly wet > [adjective] > made slightly wet > incompletely, of a physical system
underdamped1934
1934 W. V. Houston Princ. Math. Physics iv. 45 Write the expression for the work done by an under~damped oscillator against the damping force.
1951 S. Deutsch Theory & Design Television Receivers xiii. 431 If the feedback loop is underdamped, the oscillator frequency will swing below 15,750 cycles per second, whereupon the correcting voltage causes a swing above 15,750 cycles per second, etc. In other words, the oscillator will ‘hunt’ about the correct frequency.
1976 Water Resources Res. XII. 71/1 In the underdamped case the water level oscillates about the equilibrium level.
Derivatives
underˈdamping n.
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the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > condition of being slightly wet > [noun] > action or process of making > incompletely
underdamping1952
1952 D. E. Christie Intermediate College Mech. xii. 297 We shall limit our discussion to what is called underdamping.
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