overdamped

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adjective

Possessing a damping ratio greater than 1.

OriginEnglish damped ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

adjectiveoverdamped (comparative more overdamped, superlative most overdamped)

comparative more overdamped · superlative most overdamped

  1. natural sciencesPossessing a damping ratio greater than 1.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishdamped
  8. Englishoverdamped

From over- + damped.

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APA

overdamped. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdamped

MLA

“overdamped.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdamped. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overdamped,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdamped.

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