单词 | attenuated |
释义 | attenuatedadjective at·ten·u·at·ed ə-ˈten-yə-ˌwā-təd -yü-ˌā-təd 1 : lessened or weakened (as in amount, force, or magnitude) "It wasn't that there was less effect, or an attenuated effect. There was no effect at all." Roger Simon … people who are not, even in Facebook's attenuated sense of the word, your "friends" … Robert Wright But I am aware that my connection to Russia is an attenuated connection. I do not know Russian or Russia as well as my parents did. Keith Gessen The attenuated [radio] signals from Phoenix and LA were too scratchy to enjoy. A. E. Maxwell 2 medical : being or containing a pathogenic agent that has been altered to be of greatly reduced virulence Measles vaccines are just that, weakened (or attenuated) measles viruses. Ann Finkbeiner et al. Influenza viruses for both the inactivated and live attenuated influenza vaccines are initially grown in embryonated hens' eggs. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 3 : long and slender from or as if from having been stretched Glass artist Lino Tagliapietra, who is widely known for his elegant, attenuated glass vessels … Steven Litt … the glamorous women … appear impossibly graceful with their attenuated figures, long necks, and slender arms. Stephanie L. Herdrich attenuated 1 of 2 adjectiveas in attenuate Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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attenuated 2 of 2verbas in reduced to diminish the price or value of an investment attenuated by significant inflation over the years Synonyms & Similar Words
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