attenuate

In a sentence

Six example sentences with attenuate, each labelled with its topic.

• The vaccine uses an attenuated virus, weakened in the laboratory until it can no longer cause the illness.

  Medicine

• By the last chorus the attenuated bass line is barely audible, leaving the voice almost alone in the mix.

  Music

• The attenuated signal from the probe now arrives so faint that only three antennas on Earth can hear it.

  Science

• An attenuated wireless signal barely reaches the back bedroom, so the router was moved to the hallway.

  Technology

• The attenuated effect of the rate cut surprised the bank; households saved the extra money instead of spending it.

  Economics

• A dark filter gives an attenuated light that lets the shutter stay open long enough to blur the waterfall.

  Photography

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