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Adjective: attenuated  u'ten-yoo`ey-tid
  1. Of an electrical signal; reduced in amplitude with little or no distortion
     
  2. Reduced in strength
    "the attenuated tones of an old recording"
    - attenuate, faded, weakened
Verb: attenuate  u'ten-yoo`eyt
  1. Weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
    - rarefy
     
  2. Become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude

See also: attenuation, attenuator, decreased, reduced

Type of: weaken

Encyclopedia: Attenuate

Attenuated