undamped
Americanadjective
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not damped or dampened; undiminished, as in energy, vigor, etc..
undamped spirits.
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Physics. (of an oscillation) having constant or increasing amplitude.
adjective
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(of an oscillating system) having unrestricted motion; not damped
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not repressed, discouraged, or subdued; undiminished
Etymology
Origin of undamped
Example Sentences
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Consider an undamped system exhibiting simple harmonic motion.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
In the real world, we never truly have an undamped system; –some damping always occurs.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
Then, when the cerebral artery branch is undamped, additional blood spurts into the brain.
From Time Magazine Archive
Often, after the key is struck, the damper will not return to its place and the string is undamped.
From Piano Tuning A Simple and Accurate Method for Amateurs by Fischer, J. Cree (Jerry Cree)
The result was a hunting effect in increasingly large amplitude, like the needle of an autosyn indicator with undamped positive feedback.
From Human Error by Jones, Raymond F.
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