Overdamp
adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To damp a system more than would be necessary to prevent oscillation
Adjective
- 1 overly damp.
"One day, as her husband was ill, she went into the field to help gather in potatoes; the overdamp soil was rotting them, and there was no time to be lost."
Example
More examples"One day, as her husband was ill, she went into the field to help gather in potatoes; the overdamp soil was rotting them, and there was no time to be lost."
Etymology
From over- + damp.
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