attenuator

== English == === Etymology === From attenuate +‎ -or. === Noun === attenuator (plural attenuators) (physics) Any device that attenuates a signal, but especially an electronic device that reduces the amplitude of a signal (road transport) Ellipsis of impact attenuator or crash attenuator. ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Verb === attenuātor second/third-person singular future passive imperative of attenuō === References === “attenuator”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. attenuator in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016