attenuation
attenuation noun: a gradual diminishing of strength.
Noun
attenuation (countable and uncountable, plural attenuations)
- A gradual diminishing of strength.
- A reduction in the level of some property with distance, especially the amplitude of a wave or the strength of a signal.
- A weakening in the virulence of a pathogen or other microorganism.
- The tapering of a leaf etc to a fine point.
- A fabrication process in which a material is stretched out into a thin shape.
- The reduction of the active principles of medicines to minute doses.
- The proportion of sugar that is converted to ethanol by a yeast.
attenuation meaning in Tamil and Bengali
attenuation in Tamil
- அலைக் குறைப்பு, நொய்தாக்கல், தேய்வு, மெலிதல், குறைப்பு, தணிப்பு
attenuation in Bengali
- ক্ষয়, দুর্বলকরণ
Examples of attenuation in a sentence
- We repeated obstruction attenuation measurements, in the same location, on follow-up non-contrast CT.
- We calculated change in attenuation of the obstruction between the two scans.
- One could also speak of a northering of imagination, an attenuation, chilling, emptying out.
Forms of attenuation
| plural | attenuations |
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Origin of attenuation
From Middle English attenuacioun, a borrowing from Latin attenuātiō (“a diminishing”). Equivalent to attenuate + -ion.
Words formed from attenuation
Words that rhyme with attenuation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about attenuation
- What does attenuation mean?
- Attenuation means a gradual diminishing of strength.
- What is attenuation in Tamil?
- Attenuation in Tamil is அலைக் குறைப்பு, நொய்தாக்கல், தேய்வு. See Attenuation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is attenuation?
- Attenuation is a noun.
- What is the plural of attenuation?
- The plural of attenuation is attenuations.
Words near attenuation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: attenuation (page history and authors); attenuation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); attenuation (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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