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- [uh-ten-yoo-ey-shuh n]
- /əˌtɛn yuˈeɪ ʃən/
- /əˈten.ju.eɪt/
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- [uh-ten-yoo-ey-shuh n]
- /əˌtɛn yuˈeɪ ʃən/
Definitions of attenuation word
- noun attenuation the act of attenuating or the state of being attenuated 3
- noun attenuation the loss of energy suffered by radiation as it passes through matter, esp as a result of absorption or scattering 3
- noun attenuation Attenuation is loss of signal power or amplitude caused during its transmission through a particular medium. 3
- noun attenuation the act of attenuating or the state of being attenuated. 1
- noun attenuation the process by which a virus, bacterium, etc., changes under laboratory conditions to become harmless or less virulent. 1
- noun attenuation 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. 1
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Origin of attenuation
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; (< Middle French) < Latin attenuātiōn- (stem of attenuātiō). See attenuate, -ion
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Parts of speech for Attenuation
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
attenuation popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for attenuation
noun attenuation
- devitalize — to lower or destroy the vitality of; make weak or lifeless
- weakness — the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
- depletion — a depleting or being depleted
- impoverishment — to reduce to poverty: a country impoverished by war.
- fading — to lose brightness or vividness of color.
Antonyms for attenuation
noun attenuation
- intensification — to make intense or more intense.
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