attenuator

About 0.27 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Any device that attenuates a signal, but especially an electronic device that reduces the amplitude of a signal.
2. noun Ellipsis of impact attenuator or crash attenuator.

Similar words

fader dimmer limiter downconverter clipper discriminator apodizer equalizer multiplier minimizer

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