ATTENUATOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does attenuator mean? 

• ATTENUATOR (noun)
  The noun ATTENUATOR has 1 sense:

1. an electrical device for attenuating the strength of an electrical signal

  Familiarity information: ATTENUATOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ATTENUATOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An electrical device for attenuating the strength of an electrical signal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("attenuator" is a kind of...):

electrical device (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)

Derivation:

attenuate (become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude)

 Context examples 

This allele, which encodes B- and T-lymphocyte attenuator protein, plays a role in mediating T-cell-derived immune responses.

(BTLA wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

B- and T-lymphocyte attenuator (289 aa, ~33 kDa) is encoded by the human BTLA gene.

(B- and T-Lymphocyte Attenuator, NCI Thesaurus)