Dampening the brightness of a star's light would extend the capability of a space telescope to detect orbiting exoplanets.
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Dampening
Synonyms for "dampening" (95 found)
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Verb(1 words)
dampen vibration
Noun(8 words)
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Noun(30 words)
mitigatemitigatingmoderatemoderatingmoistmoistenmoisten the papermoisteningmoistening processmuffingmufflingpaper moisteningreducereducingreductionrestrainingsoakingsofteningsoil wettingsuppress
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13 entriesdampening circuitdampening coefficientdampening devicedampening effectdampening factordampening layerdampening materialdampening techniquedamping techniquenoise dampeningsignal dampeningsound dampeningvibration dampening
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In the sultry weather, sweat ran down her forehead, dampening her eyebrows.
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After several dampenings and even though it was only on my face for an hour, I was surprised at how heavy the mud pack had become.
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