undamped

[ uhn-dampt ]

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

/ ʌnˈdæmpt /

adjective

1. (of an oscillating system) having unrestricted motion; not damped
2. not repressed, discouraged, or subdued; undiminished

Word History and Origins

Origin of undamped¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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But Grandma sat erect and drove away undaunted and undamped.

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Of the newly-regenerated Church, to continue undamped, inextinguishable.

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The damper head sometimes turns round on its wire, leaving one or two strings undamped.

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He himself was ready to welcome his fourth child with an ardour undamped by considerations of money.

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