undamped

[ uhn-dampt ]

/ ʌnˈdæmpt /

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adjective

not damped or dampened; undiminished, as in energy, vigor, etc.: undamped spirits.

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

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Origin of undamped

First recorded in 1735–45; un-¹ + damp + -ed²

Words nearby undamped

uncurl, uncus, uncustomary, uncut, undamaged, undamped, undated, undauntable, undaunted, undead, undecagon

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How to use undamped in a sentence

Let me beg you, my dears, leave the pen undamped unless your cerebral ooze really has something to impart.
Shandygaff|Christopher Morley
But Grandma sat erect and drove away undaunted and undamped.
Old Caravan Days|Mary Hartwell Catherwood
Of the newly-regenerated Church, to continue undamped, inextinguishable.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 404, June, 1849|Various
The damper head sometimes turns round on its wire, leaving one or two strings undamped.
Piano Tuning|J. Cree Fischer

He himself was ready to welcome his fourth child with an ardour undamped by considerations of money.
A Question of Marriage|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

British Dictionary definitions for undamped

undamped

/ (ʌnˈdæmpt) /

adjective

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

not repressed, discouraged, or subdued; undiminished

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