attenuator

English

Etymology

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

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

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

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