atenuación

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin attenuātiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /atenwaˈθjon/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /atenwaˈsjon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: a‧te‧nua‧ción

Noun

atenuación f (plural atenuaciones)

  1. attenuation
    • 2016 October, “Misterio por la estrella más rara de la galaxia”, in Frontera.info:
      En 2015 un equipo de astrónomos anunció que la estrella había experimentado una serie de breves eventos de atenuación, no periódicos sino aleatorios.
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