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.

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undamped British  

/ ʌnˈdæmpt /

adjective

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

2. not repressed, discouraged, or subdued; undiminished

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Etymology

Origin of undamped

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

Example Sentences

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 method of transmitting adopted by Professor Korn appears to be a simple and reliable arrangement, provided that an equally reliable method of producing the undamped waves can be found.

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

Let me beg you, my dears, leave the pen undamped unless your cerebral ooze really has something to impart.

From Shandygaff by Morley, Christopher