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Synonyms for attenuation
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : uh-ten-yoo-ey-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˌtɛn yuˈeɪ ʃən |
Définition of attenuation
Origin :- early 15c., of persons, "emaciation;" of diet, "reduction," from Latin attenuationem (nominative attenuatio) "a lessening," noun of action from past participle stem of attenuare (see attenuate).
- noun debilitation
- The rapidity of the action diminished with the attenuation of the vapour.
- Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall
- In spite of the pallor and attenuation, the face had a rare charm.
- Extract from : « A Little Girl of Long Ago » by Amanda Millie Douglas
- There is no growth in the idea of god, there is only an attenuation.
- Extract from : « Theism or Atheism » by Chapman Cohen
- It is to be given at the first attenuation three times daily in half gr.
- Extract from : « An Epitome of Homeopathic Healing Art » by B. L. Hill
- She quite lacks the refinement, attenuation and imponderability you have achieved.
- Extract from : « The Gay Gnani of Gingalee » by Florence Huntley
- Between one third and one fourth is the usual degree of attenuation.
- Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure
- It was this form of attenuation that was brought into play in the case of Jenner.
- Extract from : « Louis Pasteur » by Ren Vallery-Radot
- The secret of attenuation had thus become an open one to Pasteur.
- Extract from : « Louis Pasteur » by Ren Vallery-Radot
- Peter was pinguid, plump, and plethoric—she was thin to attenuation.
- Extract from : « The Bunsby papers » by John Brougham
- The only attenuation she could think of was after a minute to add: "But they didn't come up."
- Extract from : « What Maisie Knew » by Henry James
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