amortecimento

Portuguese

Etymology

From amortecer (“to muffle”) +‎ -mento.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.moʁ.te.siˈmẽ.tu/ [a.moh.te.siˈmẽ.tu]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.moɾ.te.siˈmẽ.tu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.moʁ.te.siˈmẽ.tu/ [a.moχ.te.siˈmẽ.tu]
    • (Caipira) IPA(key): /a.moɻ.te.siˈmẽ.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.moʁ.te.siˈmẽ.to/ [a.moh.te.siˈmẽ.to]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.muɾ.tɨ.siˈmẽ.tu/

  • Hyphenation: a‧mor‧te‧ci‧men‧to

Noun

amortecimento m (plural amortecimentos)

  1. deadening; muffling; dampening; mitigation
    Synonym: enfraquecimento
  2. (physiology) numbness (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation)
    Synonym: dormência
  3. (mechanics) damping (the stabilisation of a physical system by reducing oscillation)

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