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I can't see any problem with it.
We're talking about a device that lowers the level of excitement of a spring. In that respect, the terms 'damper', 'damping' and 'dampening' all have their root in the same etymological concept: same as you would talk about 'dampening someone's enthusiasm'... ultimately, it's just a metaphor.
We're talking about a device that lowers the level of excitement of a spring. In that respect, the terms 'damper', 'damping' and 'dampening' all have their root in the same etymological concept: same as you would talk about 'dampening someone's enthusiasm'... ultimately, it's just a metaphor.
Equus said:
I can't see any problem with it.
We're talking about a device that lowers the level of excitement of a spring. In that respect, the terms 'damper', 'damping' and 'dampening' all have their root in the same etymological concept: same as you would talk about 'dampening someone's enthusiasm'... ultimately, it's just a metaphor.
mmm. I see what you mean.We're talking about a device that lowers the level of excitement of a spring. In that respect, the terms 'damper', 'damping' and 'dampening' all have their root in the same etymological concept: same as you would talk about 'dampening someone's enthusiasm'... ultimately, it's just a metaphor.
Still a google search for "damping" vs "dampening" tells me that "damping" is perhaps the best use of the word in context.
It's always going to annoy me that's for sure just like Nissan Jukes and people who drop litter
Dampening is incorrect. The two are not interchangeable, and I've never come across a vehicle dynamicist refer to dampening rates, dampening curves, dampeners etc etc.
Reminds me of when my wife leaves me a DIY/decorating job list and asks me to do the "fillering" (not filling: using filler, therefore "fillering").
Reminds me of when my wife leaves me a DIY/decorating job list and asks me to do the "fillering" (not filling: using filler, therefore "fillering").
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