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English
Etymology
From attenuate + -or.
Noun
attenuator (plural attenuators)
- (physics) Any device that attenuates a signal, but especially an electronic device that reduces the amplitude of a signal
Translations
device that attenuates a signal
Latin
Verb
attenuātor
- second/third-person singular future passive imperative of attenuō
References
- attenuator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- attenuator in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016