Definitions
1.verbTo dampen; to make moderately wet"to damp cloth"
2.verbTo put out, as fire; to weaken, restrain, or make dull.
3.verbTo suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).
4.nounThe reduction in the magnitude of oscillations by the dissipation of energy
5.nounThe stabilization of a physical system by reducing oscillation