Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: attenuated
IPA transcription: [ət'ɛnju,eɪtɪd]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: attenuate, attenuated, faded, weakened
    Meaning: reduced in strength; "the faded tones of an old recording"
  • Synonyms: attenuated
    Meaning: of an electrical signal; reduced in amplitude with little or no distortion
Usage examples
  • The episodes of this Ballade are so attenuated of any grosser elements that none but psychical meanings should be read into them.
  • In that case the light pressure will prevail over the attraction of gravitation, and propel the attenuated matter away from the sun in the teeth of its attraction.