attenuation

Meanings

Plural: attenuations

Noun

• weakening in force or intensity
  • "attenuation in the volume of the sound"
• the property of something that has been weakened or reduced in thickness or density
• A gradual diminishing of strength.
• A reduction in the level of some property with distance, especially the amplitude of a wave or the strength of a signal.
• A weakening in the virulence of a pathogen or other microorganism.
• The tapering of a leaf etc to a fine point.
• A fabrication process in which a material is stretched out into a thin shape.
• The reduction of the active principles of medicines to minute doses.
• The proportion of sugar that is converted to ethanol by a yeast.

Synonyms

fading

Related Words

attenuate, tenuous, thin