"attenuation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-attenuation.wav [US] Forms: attenuations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From Middle English attenuacioun, a borrowing from Latin attenuātiō (“a diminishing”). Equivalent to attenuate + -ion. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|attenuacioun}} Middle English attenuacioun, {{der|en|la|attenuātiō|t=a diminishing}} Latin attenuātiō (“a diminishing”), {{suffix|en|attenuate|ion}} attenuate + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} attenuation (countable and uncountable, plural attenuations)
  1. A gradual diminishing of strength. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (gradual diminishing in the strength): verswakking (Afrikaans), намаляване (namaljavane) (Bulgarian), отслабване (otslabvane) (Bulgarian), svækkelse [common-gender] (Danish), vaimentuminen (Finnish), heikkeneminen (Finnish), atténuation [feminine] (French), მილევა (mileva) (Georgian), Verminderung [feminine] (German), caolú [masculine] (Irish), attenuazione [feminine] (Italian), намалу́вање (namalúvanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), ослабу́вање (oslabúvanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), tłumienie [neuter] (Polish), atenuare (Romanian), diminuare (Romanian), ослабле́ние (oslablénije) [neuter] (Russian), atenuación [feminine] (Spanish), sönüm (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-attenuation-en-noun-mq86a97U Disambiguation of 'gradual diminishing in the strength': 60 24 7 1 6 1 1
  2. (physics) A reduction in the level of some property with distance, especially the amplitude of a wave or the strength of a signal. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physics Translations (physics: reduction in the level of some property with distance): затихване (zatihvane) (Bulgarian), vaimentuminen (Finnish), vaimennus (Finnish), მილევა (mileva) (Georgian), Attenuation [feminine] (German), Dämpfung [feminine] (German), снижу́вање (snižúvanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), смалу́вање (smalúvanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), atenuação [feminine] (Portuguese), затуха́ние (zatuxánije) [neuter] (Russian), аттенюа́ция (attɛnjuácija) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-attenuation-en-noun-~hle9p66 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'physics: reduction in the level of some property with distance': 1 74 8 2 9 5 2
  3. (biology) A weakening in the virulence of a pathogen or other microorganism. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology Translations (biology: weakening, in the virulence): heikkeneminen (Finnish), Attenuierung [feminine] (German), Abschwächung [feminine] (German), atenuacja [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-attenuation-en-noun-4KPdPQn1 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'biology: weakening, in the virulence': 3 13 56 7 13 3 5
  4. (botany) The tapering of a leaf etc to a fine point. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Botany Translations (botany: tapering to a fine point): suippeneminen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-attenuation-en-noun-z~IsmR~4 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'botany: tapering to a fine point': 3 4 5 73 6 4 4
  5. (engineering) A fabrication process in which a material is stretched out into a thin shape. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Engineering Translations (engineering: fabrication process in which a material is stretched out): vetäminen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-attenuation-en-noun-CKMO7-hn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ion Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 12 16 11 36 9 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ion: 8 11 20 10 28 12 11 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'engineering: fabrication process in which a material is stretched out': 2 7 7 3 74 3 4
  6. (homeopathy) The reduction of the active principles of medicines to minute doses. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Homeopathy Translations (homeopathy: reduction of the active principles of medicines): laimentaminen (Finnish), laimennus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-attenuation-en-noun--2jjv6mA Topics: homeopathy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'homeopathy: reduction of the active principles of medicines': 2 7 8 3 8 68 3
  7. (brewing) The proportion of sugar that is converted to ethanol by a yeast. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Brewing
    Sense id: en-attenuation-en-noun-TJ~fs9L3 Topics: beverages, brewing, business, food, lifestyle, manufacturing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: diattenuation, disattenuation, hyperattenuation, hypoattenuation, isoattenuation, neuroattenuation, nonattenuation, space attenuation, underattenuation, vasoattenuation Related terms: attenuate, tenuous, thin

Inflected forms

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      "code": "af",
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      "sense": "gradual diminishing in the strength",
      "word": "verswakking"
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      "sense": "gradual diminishing in the strength",
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      "word": "svækkelse"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "gradual diminishing in the strength",
      "word": "vaimentuminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "gradual diminishing in the strength",
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    },
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      "code": "ka",
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      "sense": "gradual diminishing in the strength",
      "word": "მილევა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "gradual diminishing in the strength",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Verminderung"
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    {
      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "gradual diminishing in the strength",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "caolú"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "gradual diminishing in the strength",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "attenuazione"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
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      "sense": "gradual diminishing in the strength",
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      ],
      "word": "намалу́вање"
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      "sense": "gradual diminishing in the strength",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "ослабу́вање"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "gradual diminishing in the strength",
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      "word": "tłumienie"
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      "sense": "gradual diminishing in the strength",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "oslablénije",
      "sense": "gradual diminishing in the strength",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ослабле́ние"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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    },
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "gradual diminishing in the strength",
      "word": "sönüm"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zatihvane",
      "sense": "physics: reduction in the level of some property with distance",
      "word": "затихване"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "physics: reduction in the level of some property with distance",
      "word": "vaimentuminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "მილევა"
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Attenuation"
    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "physics: reduction in the level of some property with distance",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "physics: reduction in the level of some property with distance",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "смалу́вање"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "physics: reduction in the level of some property with distance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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      "code": "ru",
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        "neuter"
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      "word": "затуха́ние"
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      "sense": "physics: reduction in the level of some property with distance",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "biology: weakening, in the virulence",
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      "sense": "biology: weakening, in the virulence",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "sense": "engineering: fabrication process in which a material is stretched out",
      "word": "vetäminen"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "homeopathy: reduction of the active principles of medicines",
      "word": "laimentaminen"
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      "code": "fi",
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