attenuation
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attenuation
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
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From Middle English attenuacioun, a borrowing from Latin attenuātiō (“a diminishing”). Equivalent to attenuate + -ion.
noun attenuations
- A gradual diminishing of strength.
- A reduction in the level of some property with distance, especially the amplitude of a wave or the strength of a signal.
- A weakening in the virulence of a pathogen or other microorganism.
- The tapering of a leaf etc to a fine point.
- A fabrication process in which a material is stretched out into a thin shape.
- The reduction of the active principles of medicines to minute doses.
- The proportion of sugar that is converted to ethanol by a yeast.
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noun gradual diminishing in the strength
| Español | atenuación |
|---|---|
| Français | atténuation |
| Deutsch | Verminderung |
| Italiano | attenuazione |
| Română | atenuare, diminuare |
| Русский | ослабле́ние oslablénije |
noun physics: reduction in the level of some property with distance
| Português | atenuação |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Attenuation, Dämpfung |
| Русский | затуха́ние zatuxánije, аттенюа́ция attɛnjuácija |
noun biology: weakening, in the virulence
| Deutsch | Attenuierung, Abschwächung |
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