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单词 attenuation
释义 at·ten·u·a·tion
\ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈwāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin attenuation-, attenuatio, from attenuatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act or process of attenuating
 < the treble can stand a little attenuation — P.H.Lang >
: the state of being attenuated
 < the city of Duluth shows an … attenuation between Lake Superior and the uplands — C.L.White & G.T.Renner >
as
 a. : diminution of thickness : thinning, emaciation
  < the patient shows the attenuation characteristic of that disease >
 b. : diminution of density
  < attenuation of a country's population >
 c. : diminution of force or intensity : weakening
  < attenuation of the volume of sound >
2. : a decrease in the pathogenicity or vitality of a microorganism or in the severity of a disease
3. : the diminution of density of wort resulting from its fermentation
4. : the decrease in amplitude of a wave or current with increasing distance from the source of transmission
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