attenuator

English

Etymology

From attenuate +‎ -or.

Noun

attenuator (plural attenuators)

1. (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

• Finnish: heikennin
• Korean: 감쇠기(減衰器) (gamsoegi), 감쇄기(減殺器) (gamswaegi)
• Spanish: atenuador (es) m

Latin

Verb

attenuātor

1. 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^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016