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attenuator

attenuator noun: any device that attenuates a signal, but especially an electronic device that reduces the amplitude of a signal. Also the ellipsis of impact attenuator or crash attenuator.

Noun

attenuator (plural attenuators)

  1. Any device that attenuates a signal, but especially an electronic device that reduces the amplitude of a signal.

Also used as

attenuator is also the ellipsis of impact attenuator or crash attenuator.

attenuator meaning in Indonesian

attenuator in Indonesian

device that attenuates a signal
pelaif

Forms of attenuator

pluralattenuators

Origin of attenuator

From attenuate + -or.

Questions about attenuator

What does attenuator mean?
Attenuator means any device that attenuates a signal, but especially an electronic device that reduces the amplitude of a signal.
What is attenuator in Indonesian?
Attenuator in Indonesian is pelaif. See Attenuator meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is attenuator?
Attenuator is a noun.
What is the plural of attenuator?
The plural of attenuator is attenuators.

Words near attenuator in the dictionary

  1. attenuating circumstance
  2. attenuating circumstances
  3. attenuation
  4. attenuations
  5. attenuative
  6. attenuator
  7. attenuators
  8. attenuatoside
  9. atter
  10. Atterberg
  11. Atterberg limit

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