attenuation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English attenuacioun, a borrowing from Latin attenuātiō (“a diminishing”). Equivalent to attenuate + -ion.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A gradual diminishing of strength.
- (countable, uncountable) A reduction in the level of some property with distance, especially the amplitude of a wave or the strength of a signal.
- (countable, uncountable) A weakening in the virulence of a pathogen or other microorganism.
- (countable, uncountable) The tapering of a leaf etc to a fine point.
- (countable, uncountable) A fabrication process in which a material is stretched out into a thin shape.
- (countable, uncountable) The reduction of the active principles of medicines to minute doses.
- (countable, uncountable) The proportion of sugar that is converted to ethanol by a yeast.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| attenuations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hyperattenuation · space attenuation · underattenuation · isoattenuation · diattenuation · vasoattenuation · nonattenuation · hypoattenuation · neuroattenuation · disattenuation · deattenuation
Relateds
Translations (38)
ro atenuare (gradual diminishing in the strength) · de Verminderung (gradual diminishing in the strength) · fi heikkeneminen (gradual diminishing in the strength) · mk смалу́вање (physics: reduction in the level of some property with distance) · da svækkelse (gradual diminishing in the strength) · mk ослабу́вање (gradual diminishing in the strength) · fi vaimentuminen (physics: reduction in the level of some property with distance) · pl atenuacja (biology: weakening, in the virulence) · pl tłumienie (gradual diminishing in the strength) · de Attenuation (physics: reduction in the level of some property with distance) · ka მილევა (physics: reduction in the level of some property with distance) · ka მილევა (gradual diminishing in the strength) · de Abschwächung (biology: weakening, in the virulence) · fi laimentaminen (homeopathy: reduction of the active principles of medicines) · tr sönüm (gradual diminishing in the strength) · bg затихване (physics: reduction in the level of some property with distance) · ru аттенюа́ция (physics: reduction in the level of some property with distance) · ro diminuare (gradual diminishing in the strength) · ga caolú (gradual diminishing in the strength) · fr atténuation (gradual diminishing in the strength) · ru ослабле́ние (gradual diminishing in the strength) · fi vaimentuminen (gradual diminishing in the strength) · bg намаляване (gradual diminishing in the strength) · fi vetäminen (engineering: fabrication process in which a material is stretched out) · fi laimennus (homeopathy: reduction of the active principles of medicines) · de Attenuierung (biology: weakening, in the virulence) · mk намалу́вање (gradual diminishing in the strength) · fi heikkeneminen (biology: weakening, in the virulence) · es atenuación (gradual diminishing in the strength) · ru затуха́ние (physics: reduction in the level of some property with distance) · mk снижу́вање (physics: reduction in the level of some property with distance) · de Dämpfung (physics: reduction in the level of some property with distance) · bg отслабване (gradual diminishing in the strength) · pt atenuação (physics: reduction in the level of some property with distance) · fi vaimennus (physics: reduction in the level of some property with distance) · it attenuazione (gradual diminishing in the strength) · fi suippeneminen (botany: tapering to a fine point) · af verswakking (gradual diminishing in the strength)