ALL meanings of damping off
damp·ing off
D d - noun damping off any of various diseases of plants, esp the collapse and death of seedlings caused by the parasitic fungus Pythium debaryanum and related fungi in conditions of excessive moisture 3
- noun damping off a fungal disease of plants that causes young seedlings to decay and wither 3
- noun damping off depression of spirits; dejection. 1
- noun damping off a restraining or discouraging force or factor. 1
- adjective damping off slightly wet; moist: damp weather; a damp towel. 1
- adjective damping off unenthusiastic; dejected; depressed: The welcoming committee gave them a rather damp reception. 1
- verb with object damping off to make damp; moisten. 1
- verb with object damping off to check or retard the energy, action, etc., of; deaden; dampen: A series of failures damped her enthusiasm. 1
- verb with object damping off to stifle or suffocate; extinguish: to damp a furnace. 1
- verb with object damping off Acoustics, Music. to check or retard the action of (a vibrating string); dull; deaden. 1
- verb with object damping off Physics. to cause a decrease in amplitude of (successive oscillations or waves). 1
- noun damping off moisture; humidity; moist air: damp that goes through your warmest clothes. 1
- noun damping off a noxious or stifling vapor or gas, especially in a mine. 1