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- DictionaryAt·ten·u·a·tion/əˌtenyo͝oˈāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the reduction of the force, effect, or value of something: "human security required the attenuation of a wide range of threats to people"
The meaning of ATTENUATION is the act or process of attenuating something or the state of being attenuated. How to use attenuation in a sentence.
Physics. a decrease in a property, as energy, per unit area of a wave or a beam of particles, occurring as the distance from the source increases as a result of absorption, scattering, spreading in three dimensions, etc.
the process of making something less or weaker: The airport has undertaken a noise attenuation programme. The drug plays a role in the attenuation of inflammation. the process or fact of making something longer and thinner: the graceful attenuation of a Modigliani sculpture. See. attenuate. Fewer examples.
1. : to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken. … shows great skill in the use of language to moderate or attenuate the impact of awkward facts. Bernard Lewis. 2. : to reduce the severity, virulence, or vitality of. an attenuated virus.
the process of making something less or weaker: The airport has undertaken a noise attenuation program. The drug plays a role in the attenuation of inflammation. the process or fact of making something longer and thinner: the graceful attenuation of a Modigliani sculpture. See. attenuate.
In physics, attenuation (in some contexts, extinction) is the gradual loss of flux intensity through a medium. For instance, dark glasses attenuate sunlight, lead attenuates X-rays, and water and air attenuate both light and sound at variable attenuation rates. Hearing protectors help reduce acoustic flux from flowing into the ears.
IPA guide. Attenuation means a weakening or reduction. If you have a really intense crush on someone, but closer contact reveals that she smells funny in a bad way, you'll probably experience an attenuation of your romantic sensation.
attenuation. the action of making something weaker or less effective. Definition of attenuation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
(physics) A reduction in the level of some property with distance, especially the amplitude of a wave or the strength of a signal. Wiktionary. (biology) A weakening in the virulence of a pathogen or other microorganism. Wiktionary. (botany) The tapering of a leaf etc to a fine point. Wiktionary.
the act of attenuating or the state of being attenuated. the process by which a virus, bacterium, etc., changes under laboratory conditions to become harmless or less virulent. Physics .
