English Explanatory Dictionary

attenuator

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any device that attenuates a signal, but especially an electronic device that reduces the amplitude of a signal.
  2. Ellipsis of impact attenuator or crash attenuator.

Word forms

attenuator attenuators

Etymology

From attenuate + -or.

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