attenuator

[uh-ten-yoo-ey-ter]

at·ten·u·a·tor

[uh-ten-yoo-ey-ter]
noun Electronics.
a device for decreasing the amplitude of an electronic signal.

Origin:
1920–25; attenuate + -or2
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Attenuator is always a great word to know.
So is resistor-inductance circuits. Does it mean:
electric circuit comprised by resistor and inductor driven by a voltage source
electric circuit with resistor, inductor, capacitor and ac generator
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attenuator (əˈtɛnjʊˌeɪtə)
 
n
1.  physics any device designed to reduce the power of a wave or electrical signal without distorting it
2.  a person or thing that attenuates

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