Definition of Attenuated
Attenuated
at·ten·u·at·ed
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
Made weaker or less intense; reduced in force or effect.
e.g. The attenuated signal was barely audible after passing through the filter.
(adjective)
thin, slender, and elongated, of reduced thickness due to or as if due to being stretched;
e.g. The wires had become attenuated from being pulled so much.
(verb)
weakened or reduced something, lessened its effect, force, or amount, especially reduced the virulence/harmfulness of a pathogen, as when creating a vaccine;
e.g. The volume of the music was attenuated so that people could talk. The virus was attenuated before being used in the vaccine.
(verb)
made something thin, slender, and elongated, reduced its thickness by or as if by stretching it;
e.g. The ropes were attenuated as far as they could go.
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