attenuator

noun

at·ten·u·a·tor ə-ˈten-yə-ˌwā-tər

-yü-ˌā-

: a device for attenuating

especially : one for reducing the amplitude of an electrical signal without appreciable distortion

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The Toyota drove through the gore area, struck the Exit 2 off-ramp sign support and the impact attenuator, state police said. —

Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2024 Troopers responded to reports of the crash at 2:47 p.m. and found that the unoccupied Durango’s front wheels were elevated, as the vehicle became stuck upon striking a guardrail attenuator in the left lane. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2024 Early on Sunday in Queen Anne’s County, troopers responded around 12:35 a.m. to Route 50 West in Queenstown, where a three-vehicle crash was triggered by a motorcyclist striking an impact attenuator, police said. —

Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2024 But the main attenuator of all the nasty oxides and other chemical compounds that come from combustion is the catalytic converter. —

Robin Warner, Ars Technica, 5 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for attenuator