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What is the noun for attenuation?

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attenuation
  1. A gradual diminishing of strength.
  2. (physics) A reduction in the level of some property with distance, especially the amplitude of a wave or the strength of a signal.
  3. (biology) A weakening in the virulence of a pathogen or other microorganism.
  4. (botany) The tapering of a leaf etc to a fine point.
  5. (engineering) A fabrication process in which a material is stretched out into a thin shape.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “Chasseriau's attenuation of his figures certainly borrows a Mannerist aesthetic.”
      “Circuit bandwidth reduction, attenuation distortion, non-linear distortion and noise also can lower the values.”
      “With the hilly terrain between the two antennas, the signal would encounter severe attenuation.”
attenuator
  1. (physics) Any device that attenuates a signal, but especially an electronic device that reduces the amplitude of a signal
  2. Examples:
    1. “The company claims that moving the attenuator reduces distortion and noise.”
      “The multiplexer with variable optical attenuator is another design that has pulled together several functions.”
      “An easy and economical way to check the margin is to insertion a 6 dB attenuator into the line.”
attenuations
attenuators
  1. plural of attenuator
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