attenuation

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Related terms

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From Latin attentuatio (“‘a diminishing’”)

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

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attenuation (plural attenuations)

1. A gradual diminishing in the strength of something.
2. (physics) A reduction in the level of some property with distance, especially the amplitude of a wave or the strength of a signal.
3. (biology) A weakening in the virulence of a pathogen or other microorganism.
4. (botany) The tapering of a leaf etc to a fine point.
5. (engineering) A fabrication process in which a material is stretched out into a thin shape.

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• attenuate
• tenuous
• thin