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attenuation

noun

Etymology

From Middle English attenuacioun, a borrowing from Latin attenuātiō (“a diminishing”). Equivalent to attenuate + -ion.

  1. derived from attenuātiō — “a diminishing”
  2. inherited from attenuacioun

Definitions

  1. A gradual diminishing of strength.

  2. A reduction in the level of some property with distance, especially the amplitude of a…

    A reduction in the level of some property with distance, especially the amplitude of a wave or the strength of a signal.

  3. A weakening in the virulence of a pathogen or other microorganism.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. The tapering of a leaf etc to a fine point.

    2. A fabrication process in which a material is stretched out into a thin shape.

    3. The reduction of the active principles of medicines to minute doses.

    4. The proportion of sugar that is converted to ethanol by a yeast.

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Derived

deattenuation, diattenuation, disattenuation, hyperattenuation, hypoattenuation, isoattenuation, neuroattenuation, nonattenuation, space attenuation, underattenuation, vasoattenuation

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for attenuation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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