attenuator
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- /əˈtɛn.ju.eɪ.tər/
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atenuador
- A vibration or shock mount serves as an attenuator for the mechanical shock.
Examples
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Portescap Turbo Disc stepper motors have an advanced patented design and are suitable for applications in the medical, textile, die bonding, and variable optical attenuator industries.
Academic text (2005) -
We've also added this this attenuator here so that we can adjust the intensity of the light when when we need to.
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Well, if classically the attenuator would do the following.
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Could speed-attenuators be far behind?
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This was done by the subject through the use of a remotely controlled custom-built attenuator.
Academic text (1990) -
The role of the shock and vibration isolator and attenuator is the same as with any engineered product.
Academic text (1993) -
The computer also controlled a programmable attenuator (PATT) to establish the overall SPL.
Academic text (1993) -
The coupler output passes through an attenuator prior to being sampled by the 16-bit computer A/D converter.
Academic text (1990) -
Since the maximum power output (MPO) of different hearing aids can cover quite a wide dynamic range, the measurement system will need an attenuator to match the output of the hearing aid under test to the available dynamic range of the 16-bit A/D converter in the measurement system.
Academic text (1990) -
The audio engineer adjusted the attenuator to minimize background noise during the recording.
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Etymology
Attenuator comes from the verb attenuate, which means 'to make thin' and is the same basic idea as the English word 'thin'. So an attenuator is a device that 'thins' or reduces an electrical signal's strength without changing its shape.