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Alleviation vs Attenuation - What's the difference?

alleviation | attenuation |

As nouns the difference between alleviation and attenuation

is that alleviation is the act of alleviating; relief or mitigation while attenuation is attenuation.

alleviation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • the act of alleviating; relief or mitigation
  • the act of reducing pain or anything else unpleasant; easement

    • attenuation

    English

    (wikipedia attenuation)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A gradual diminishing in the strength of something.
  • (physics) A reduction in the level of some property with distance, especially the amplitude of a wave or the strength of a signal.
  • (biology) A weakening in the virulence of a pathogen or other microorganism.
  • (botany) The tapering of a leaf etc to a fine point.
  • (engineering) A fabrication process in which a material is stretched out into a thin shape.

    • Related terms

    * attenuate * tenuous * thin