attenuation

See also atténuation

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin attenuātiō (“a diminishing”)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

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.

Translations

a gradual diminishing in the strength

• Afrikaans: verswakking (af)
• Bulgarian: намаляване (bg) (namaljavane), отслабване (bg) (otslabvane)
• French: atténuation (fr) f
• Italian: attenuazione (it) f

• Romanian: atenuare (ro), diminuare (ro)
• Russian: ослабление (ru) (oslablénije) n
• Spanish: atenuación (es) f

a reduction in the level of some property with distance

• Bulgarian: затихване (bg) (zatihvane)
• Portuguese: atenuação (pt) f

• Russian: затухание (ru) (zatuxánije) n, аттенюация (ru) (attɛnjuácija) f

Related terms

• attenuate
• tenuous
• thin