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attenuate
v.
become thin or less; diminish in intensity, decrease, reduce severity
Attenuation
In
physics,
attenuation (in some contexts also called
extinction) is the gradual loss in intensity of any kind of
flux through a
medium. For instance, dark glasses attenuate sunlight, lead attenuates
X-rays, and water attenuates both light and sound.
attenuate
Verb
1. weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
(synonym) rarefy
(hypernym) weaken
(derivation) attenuation
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
2. become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
(hypernym) weaken
(hyponym) refine
(derivation) attenuation, fading
Adjective
1. reduced in strength; "the faded tones of an old recording"
(synonym) attenuated, faded, weakened
(similar) decreased, reduced
attenuare
v.
attenuate, tone down, mitigate, soften, dull, understate; dilute; muffle, silence or lessen a sound
attenuato
adj.
muffled, reduced, lessened, decreased, diminished, weakened
Attenuate
(v. t.)
To make thin or slender, as by mechanical or chemical action upon inanimate objects, or by the effects of starvation, disease, etc., upon living bodies.
(v. t.)
To make thin or less consistent; to render less viscid or dense; to rarefy. Specifically: To subtilize, as the humors of the body, or to break them into finer parts.
(v. t.)
To lessen the amount, force, or value of; to make less complex; to weaken.
(v. i.)
To become thin, slender, or fine; to grow less; to lessen.
(a.)
Alt. of Attenuated
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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