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Attenuation

Attenuation Meaning & Definition
Attenuation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Attenuation?

[n] the property of something that has been weakened or reduced in thickness or density
[n] weakening in force or intensity; "attenuation in the volume of the sound"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Attenuation: fading

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See Also | weakening | weakness

Attenuation In Webster's Dictionary

\At*ten`u*a"tion\, n. [L. attenuatio: cf. F. att['e]nuation.] 1. The act or process of making slender, or the state of being slender; emaciation. 2. The act of attenuating; the act of making thin or less dense, or of rarefying, as fluids or gases. 3. The process of weakening in intensity; diminution of virulence; as, the attenuation of virus.

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