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undamped

American  
[uhn-dampt] / ʌnˈdæmpt /

adjective

  1. not damped or dampened; undiminished, as in energy, vigor, etc..

    undamped spirits.

  2. Physics. (of an oscillation) having constant or increasing amplitude.


undamped British  
/ ʌnˈdæmpt /

adjective

  1. (of an oscillating system) having unrestricted motion; not damped

  2. not repressed, discouraged, or subdued; undiminished

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of undamped

First recorded in 1735–45; un- 1 + damp + -ed 2

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In the real world, we never truly have an undamped system; –some damping always occurs.

From Textbooks Mar. 30, 2016

Consider an undamped system exhibiting simple harmonic motion.

From Textbooks Mar. 30, 2016

Then, when the cerebral artery branch is undamped, additional blood spurts into the brain.

From Time Magazine Archive

The undamped or "continuous" waves are generated by means of a high-frequency alternator or Poulsen arc.

From Wireless Transmission of Photographs Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged 1919 by Martin, Marcus J.

I have not discovered the exact year when, or by whom, the treble dampers were first omitted, thus leaving that part of the scale undamped.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883 by Various

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