attenuation

Etymology
From, a borrowing from. Equivalent to.

Noun

 * 1) A gradual diminishing of strength.
 * 2)  A reduction in the level of some property with distance, especially the amplitude of a wave or the strength of a signal.
 * 3)  A weakening in the virulence of a pathogen or other microorganism.
 * 4)  The tapering of a leaf etc to a fine point.
 * 5)  A fabrication process in which a material is stretched out into a thin shape.
 * 6)  The reduction of the active principles of medicines to minute doses.
 * 7)  The proportion of sugar that is converted to ethanol by a yeast.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: verswakking
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Danish: svækkelse
 * Finnish: vaimentuminen,
 * French:
 * Georgian: მილევა
 * German:
 * Irish: caolú
 * Italian:
 * Macedonian: намалу́вање, ослабу́вање
 * Polish:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish:


 * Bulgarian: затихване
 * Finnish: vaimentuminen, vaimennus
 * Georgian: მილევა
 * German: ,
 * Macedonian: снижу́вање, смалу́вање
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, аттенюа́ция


 * Finnish:
 * German: Attenuierung,
 * Polish: atenuacja


 * Finnish: suippeneminen


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish: ,