a necessary process in lithography of dampening the printing plate to prevent ink from spreading
An essential part of the printing process whereby cloth covered rubber rollers distributes the dampening solution to the plate
In conventional lithography, fountain solution is applied to the plate Image areas intended for ink have been treated to make them repel the solution Non-image areas have not been treated and dampening wets them The inks used will adhere only to dry areas, so dampening serves to confine the ink and define the image
The technique of reducing vibration of the snowboard in order to increase handling at high speeds Some boards have a dampening material such as rubber laminated into the snowboard As an alternative, some racers attach various materials to the topsheet
Pregnant women are 20 times as likely as other healthy young women to contract listeriosis, probably because in pregnancy the immune system is dampened to prevent rejection of the fetus.
lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" check; keep in check (a fire) make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message" reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
To dampen something such as someone's enthusiasm or excitement means to make it less lively or intense. Nothing seems to dampen his perpetual enthusiasm To dampen something down means the same as to dampen it. Although unemployment rose last month, this is unlikely to dampen down wage demands The economy overheated and the Government used to interest rates to dampen it down
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