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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRadiant-attenuation
/ˈreɪ.di.ənt əˌtɛn.juˈeɪ.ʃən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The reduction in intensity or flux of radiant energy as it traverses a medium due to absorption, scattering, or geometric divergence.
"The design of the spacecraft shielding must account for radiant-attenuation through the dense atmospheric layers." - 2
A specific engineering metric quantifying the loss of thermal or light radiation per unit distance in optical or thermodynamic systems.
"Researchers calculated the radiant-attenuation coefficient to evaluate the efficiency of the new insulation material."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of radiant, stemming from Latin radians meaning beaming or shining, and attenuation, originating from Latin attenuare meaning to thin out or reduce. The compound term emerged in twentieth-century physics and engineering contexts to describe the progressive decrease in intensity of electromagnetic or particle radiation as it passes through a medium.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Radiant-attenuation" is said worldwide
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atténuation radiante
Transliteration: atenuasijɔ̃ ʁadjɑ̃t
"L'atténuation radiante est mesurée avec précision dans cette expérience."
Strahlungsabschwächung
Transliteration: ˈʃtraːlʊŋsˌapʃvɛçʊŋ
"Die Strahlungsabschwächung hängt von der Dichte des Mediums ab."
attenuazione radiante
Transliteration: attenuattwone radjante
"L'attenuazione radiante riduce l'intensità del fascio."
atenuación radiante
Transliteration: atenwasion radjante
"La atenuación radiante es fundamental para entender el clima."
atenuação radiante
Transliteration: atenwasaõ ʁadjɐ̃tʃi
"O estudo analisa a atenuação radiante na atmosfera."
विकिरण क्षीणन
Transliteration: vikirana kshīnaṇa
"वातावरण में विकिरण क्षीणन का अध्ययन किया गया।"
辐射衰减
Transliteration: fúshè shuāijiǎn
"该材料表现出极佳的辐射衰减性能。"
복사 감쇠
Transliteration: boksa gamsoe
"대기 중에서의 복사 감쇠를 측정하였습니다."
放射減衰
Transliteration: hōsha gensui
"この方程式は放射減衰を表しています。"
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