See Also: attenuation(medicine)
attenuation(dictionary)
attenuation coefficient(medicine)
attenuation compensation(medicine)
attenuation factor(medicine)
mass attenuation coefficient(medicine)

attenuation (iou)



attenuation noun. LME.
[French attenuation or Latin attenuatio(n-), formed as ATTENUATE verb: see -ATION.]
The action of making something thin or slender; diminution of thickness, emaciation. LME.
The action of making something thinner in consistency; diminution of density, esp. (Brewing) of the wort during fermentation. L16.
The process of weakening; reduction in force, effect, etc. M19.
b. Physics. Reduction of the amplitude of an electrical signal or other oscillation. L19.
c. Medicine. Reduction of the virulence of a pathogenic organism. L19.