attenuation
Example Sentences
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But its extreme attenuation is otherworldly, while his raised heel and outstretched arms imply the miracle of flight.
From New York Times
“We added sound attenuation to the room and a door that closes for Zoom calls, but you’re right off the kitchen so you can be part of the family when you want to be.”
From Washington Post
The program was an area of growth in a year of attenuation.
From Seattle Times
Laser signals, while extremely precise and used regularly to great effect to designate enemy targets, can at times suffer what’s called “beam attenuation” due to smoke, fog or other weather impediments.
From Fox News
Lasers operate in space with much lower risk of beam attenuation when compared with laser weapons fired within the earth’s atmosphere.
From Fox News
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