Associations to the word «Attenuate»
Noun
- Mutation
- Internal
- Tissue
- Plasma
- Wisp
- Impedance
- Threshold
- Reflex
- Pulse
- Serotonin
- Antibody
- Obstruction
- Bb
- Oscillation
- Faint
- Particle
- Feedback
- Intake
- Diffusion
- Dispersion
- Microorganism
- Phenotype
- Rubber
- Capacitor
- Fifth
- Blending
- Suppression
- Transmission
- Toxin
- Ire
- Entire
- Base
- Scanning
- Drift
- Laser
- Infection
- Pathway
- Ether
- Injection
- Voltage
- Spectrometer
- Pigment
- Diode
- Colon
- Sampling
- Cue
- Mri
- Stress
- Hallucination
- Microscopy
- Cell
- Beta
- Cm
- Void
- Assay
- Sulfate
- Bacterium
Adjective
Wiktionary
ATTENUATE, verb. (transitive) To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.
ATTENUATE, verb. (transitive) To make thinner, as by physically reshaping, starving, or decaying.
ATTENUATE, verb. (transitive) To weaken.
ATTENUATE, verb. (transitive) To rarefy.
ATTENUATE, verb. (transitive) (medicine) To reduce the virulence of a bacteria or virus.
ATTENUATE, verb. (transitive) (electronics) To reduce the amplitude of an electrical, radio, or optical signal.
ATTENUATE, adjective. (botany) (of leaves) Gradually tapering into a petiole-like extension toward the base.
Dictionary definition
ATTENUATE, verb. Weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance).
ATTENUATE, verb. Become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude.
ATTENUATE, adjective. Reduced in strength; "the faded tones of an old recording".
Wise words
A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there
is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to
take away.