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attenuator

[uh-ten-yoo-ey-ter]
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noun Electronics.
  1. a device for decreasing the amplitude of an electronic signal.
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Origin of attenuator

First recorded in 1920–25; attenuate + -or2
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British Dictionary definitions for attenuator

attenuator

noun
  1. physics any device designed to reduce the power of a wave or electrical signal without distorting it
  2. a person or thing that attenuates
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