Associations to the word «Attenuate»
Noun
- Irs
- Spec
- Distortion
- Intensity
- Synapse
- Hz
- Resonance
- Beam
- Diffraction
- Sclerosis
- Fluorescence
- Hepatitis
- Efficacy
- Testosterone
- Spindle
- Deletion
- Tuberculosis
- Lesion
- Smallpox
- Ethanol
- Cholera
- Fold
- Stimulus
- Glucose
- Regimen
- Mouse
- Modulation
- Secretion
- Exp
- Margin
- Suture
- Atmosphere
- Neutron
- Vibration
- Rigging
- Kinase
- Wave
- Ionization
- Dysfunction
- Appendage
- Blockade
- Dopamine
- Cns
- Input
- Vapour
- Spectrum
- Noise
- Filament
- Decrease
- Serum
- Sig
- Response
- Thickness
- Insulin
- Interference
- Aperture
- Amp
- Detector
- Fiber
Adjective
Wiktionary
ATTENUATE, verb. (transitive) To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.
ATTENUATE, verb. (transitive) To make thinner, as by physically reshaping, starving, or decaying.
ATTENUATE, verb. (transitive) To weaken.
ATTENUATE, verb. (transitive) To rarefy.
ATTENUATE, verb. (transitive) (medicine) To reduce the virulence of a bacteria or virus.
ATTENUATE, verb. (transitive) (electronics) To reduce the amplitude of an electrical, radio, or optical signal.
ATTENUATE, adjective. (botany) (of leaves) Gradually tapering into a petiole-like extension toward the base.
Dictionary definition
ATTENUATE, verb. Weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance).
ATTENUATE, verb. Become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude.
ATTENUATE, adjective. Reduced in strength; "the faded tones of an old recording".
Wise words
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