Attenuation vs Absorb - What's the difference?
attenuation | absorb |
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.
To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.
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(obsolete) To engulf, as in water; to swallow up.
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To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe; as a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in.
(transitive, physics, chemistry) To take in energy and convert it, as
# (physics) in receiving a physical impact or vibration without recoil.
# (physics) in receiving sound energy without repercussion or echo.
# (physics) taking in radiant energy and converting it to a different form of energy, like heat.
To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully; as, absorbed in study or in the pursuit of wealth.
To occupy or consume time.
Assimilate mentally.
(business) To assume or pay for as part of a commercial transaction.
To defray the costs.
To accept or purchase in quantity.
As a noun attenuation
is attenuation.As a verb absorb is
to include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up .attenuation
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(wikipedia attenuation)Noun
(en noun)absorb
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- Dark oblivion soon absorbs them all.
- The large cities absorb the wealth and fashion.
- Heat, light, and electricity are absorbed in the substances into which they pass.