attenuator

[uh-ten-yoo-ey-ter]

noun Electronics.

a device for decreasing the amplitude of an electronic signal.

Origin of attenuator

First recorded in 1920–25; attenuate + -or²

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British Dictionary definitions for attenuator

attenuator

noun

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

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