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What (who) is Attenuate - definition

GRADUAL LOSS OF FLUX INTENSITY THROUGH A MEDIUM

Attenuate; Natural attenuation; Attenuating; Attenuation (electromagnetic radiation); Attentuate; Ultrasound attenuation; Extinction (physics); Optical extinction; Ultrasonic attenuation; Seismic attenuation

Attenuate

·adj ·Alt. of Attenuated.

II. Attenuate ·vi To become thin, slender, or fine; to grow less; to Lessen.

III. Attenuate ·vt To lessen the amount, force, or value of; to make less complex; to Weaken.

IV. Attenuate ·vt To make thin or slender, as by mechanical or chemical action upon inanimate objects, or by the effects of starvation, disease, ·etc., upon living bodies.

V. Attenuate ·vt To make thin or less consistent; to render less viscid or dense; to rarefy. Specifically: To subtilize, as the humors of the body, or to break them into finer parts.

attenuate

v. a.

Thin, rarefy, make thin, make rare, make slender, slim, or spare, render thread-like, draw out, lessen, diminish, reduce.

attenuate

(attenuates, attenuating, attenuated)

To attenuate something means to reduce it or weaken it. (FORMAL)

You could never eliminate risk, but preparation and training could attenuate it...

VERB: V n

Wikipedia

Attenuation

In physics, attenuation (in some contexts, extinction) is the gradual loss of flux intensity through a medium. For instance, dark glasses attenuate sunlight, lead attenuates X-rays, and water and air attenuate both light and sound at variable attenuation rates.

Hearing protectors help reduce acoustic flux from flowing into the ears. This phenomenon is called acoustic attenuation and is measured in decibels (dBs).

In electrical engineering and telecommunications, attenuation affects the propagation of waves and signals in electrical circuits, in optical fibers, and in air. Electrical attenuators and optical attenuators are commonly manufactured components in this field.

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Examples of use of Attenuate

1. More broadly, insecurity continues to attenuate humanitarian reach and efficacy.

2. Seeing that there is no real cost for reneging on the terms of the CPA, the NIF will further undermine, attenuate, and "revise" the agreement.

3. "The oil market is very susceptible to events, and when you had a lot of spare capacity in the system, it tended to attenuate the effects of an event," he added.

4. "We will help attenuate any drift towards Islamic extremism... an overall approach is needed to dealing with radical Islam" Laila Faris, another pioneering MurshidaSports was the only subject dropped from the women preachers‘ training because the schedule was just too tight," regretted Mahfudh, who hopes to include it for the second batch of Murshidat trainees, whose applications are now being accepted.

5. In their rush to find a broader meaning in such horrible events, liberals weirdly attenuate their own ability to condemn the perpetrators." In short: mistakes are made, sh×t happens, and so – as the Clintonites used to say – let‘s move on.