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Why can't "dampen" be applied to oscillators? It means "To lessen; to dull; to make less intense" in this case.
by oldkinglog 2y ago
Why can't "dampen" be applied to oscillators? It means "To lessen; to dull; to make less intense" in this case.
- 93po 2y agoi think the point is that it's one of those words misused so widely that dictionaries updated the definition to include the incorrect use. dampen means to make something wet, or at least originally that's what it meant
- zerd 2y agoAccording to https://www.etymonline.com/word/dampen https://www.etymonline.com/word/dampen it's meant "to dull or deaden, make weak" from 1630s and "to moisten, make humid" from 1827.