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at·ten·u·at·ed
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Princeton's WordNet
attenuatedadjective
of an electrical signal; reduced in amplitude with little or no distortion
attenuate, attenuated, faded, weakenedadjective
reduced in strength
"the faded tones of an old recording"
Wiktionary
attenuatedadjective
Made, or become weak; subject to attenuation
attenuatedadjective
Long and tapering (especially of leaves)
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attenuated
Attenuated generally refers to the process of making something less strong, severe, or intense. It can relate to various contexts such as reduction in the severity of a disease through a vaccine, decrease in signal strength in telecommunications, or lessening the impact of something. The term is often used in scientific and medical fields.
Webster Dictionary
Attenuated
of Attenuate
Attenuatedadjective
made thin or slender
Attenuatedadjective
made thin or less viscid; rarefied
Etymology: [L. attenuatus, p. p.]
Entomology
Attenuated
drawn out; slender; tapering.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of attenuated in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of attenuated in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of attenuated in a Sentence
We use surrogate live attenuated vaccines, where we put parts of SARS-CoV-2 into vaccinia virus [which guards against smallpox], and this can be done initially within a month.
Although it’s strongly attenuated, it’s still a real virus.
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