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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A device that attenuates an electrical signal.

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  • noun physics Any device that attenuates a signal, but especially an electronic device that reduces the amplitude of a signal

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  • noun an electrical device for attenuating the strength of an electrical signal

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