attenuation in the volume of the sound. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Jobs kept using the word attenuation which is incorrect because with detuning the antenna comes pattern changes as the system interacts with human limbs now connected to it. From Wordnik.com. [Crooks and Liars] Reference
Nicotine-replacement treatments resulted in attenuation of post-cessation weight gain (-0.45 kg) at the end of treatment and at 12 months (-0.42 kg). From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Preventing Smoking Cessation-Related Weight Gain] Reference
Apple conceded the point, but said this effect, called attenuation, occurred on all cellphones, even those whose antennas were out of view inside the case. From Wordnik.com. [What Weeks Of Real Usage Tells About New iPhone] Reference
In this only lies the difference between the old word fermentation, and the new word attenuation, every thing used as a ferment, or to promote fermentation, is attenuant. From Wordnik.com. [The American Practical Brewer and Tanner] Reference
What can happen – and this really only applies to longer cable runs of 6 feet or more – is something called signal attenuation, which is a weakening of the electrical signals. From Wordnik.com. [HDMI Cables: Does ‘more expensive’ mean ‘better performance’? | Sync Blog] Reference
He and others commenting on this issue agree that this kind of attenuation is common to all cell phones. From Wordnik.com. [Macworld UK News] Reference
In the stag (A) the skull is high, showing but little of that anterior attenuation which is such a distinctive feature of the skull of the elk (C). From Wordnik.com. [Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions] Reference
And Motorola's Sanjay Jha told the paper that tests conducted by their engineers show that the iPhone 4 suffers from more serious 'attenuation' than its rivals. From Wordnik.com. [The First Post: Latest] Reference
It will hope its statements will quiet the vuvuzela-like droning from its critics in the industry and the press, and move the conversation onto something other than 'attenuation'. From Wordnik.com. [silicon.com :] Reference
GRACE: Now, you ` re calling it growth attenuation. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 4, 2007] Reference
If it was 200 miles deep, there would be attenuation. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2010] Reference
Absorption by ozone causes attenuation of UV-B irradiance. From Wordnik.com. [Factors affecting surface ultraviolet radiation levels in the Arctic] Reference
Dr. Beamish rejoiced in every attenuation of official difficulties. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Stories]
Now, her family has decided to do a process called growth attenuation. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 4, 2007] Reference
Apparent attenuation per barrel, 19 lb. Transparent gravity per barrel, 6. From Wordnik.com. [The American Practical Brewer and Tanner] Reference
There was considerable attenuation of the walls of both auricles and ventricles. From Wordnik.com. [An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners] Reference
'That' here refers to the attenuation of all things by absorption into the mind. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18] Reference
Such brilliant results are obtained by means of a single drop of Apis, third attenuation. From Wordnik.com. [Apis Mellifica or, The Poison of the Honey-Bee, Considered as a Therapeutic Agent] Reference
That is a factor 10 times power attenuation for the non-engineers, which is rather severe. From Wordnik.com. [roland Diary Entry] Reference
We now know that the iPhone 4 antenna attenuation issue is even smaller than we originally thought. From Wordnik.com. [Consumer Reports still doesn't like the iPhone 4] Reference
If the centecimal attenuation is adopted, one grain or drop is used instead of ten, as in the decimal. From Wordnik.com. [An Epitome of the Homeopathic Healing Art Containing the New Discoveries and Improvements to the Present Time] Reference
The shudder slipped through the steel frame of his aircraft and passed without attenuation into his bones. From Wordnik.com. [Joint Operations]
There is no attenuation at six miles deep, it just keeps going, and the shaking at 7.0 was devastating at best. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2010] Reference
In a statement, the company said: Gripping the phone will result in some attenuation of its antennae performance. From Wordnik.com. [New iPhone Owners Complain About Dropped Calls] Reference
This public shaming needs the cooperation of the press and, unfortunately, there's an attenuation effect going on. From Wordnik.com. [The Anti-ID-Theft Bill That Isn't] Reference
More gasoline was put aboard, with additional stores, for Slim Jim, in spite of his attenuation, was a hearty eater. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Girls on Waters Blue Or the Strange Cruise of the Tartar] Reference
"Spinster" is equally uncomfortable, suggesting, as it does, corkscrew curls and immoderate attenuation of frame; while. From Wordnik.com. [The Love Affairs of an Old Maid] Reference
This simply means that the rabbits have effected, or the bacillus has undergone while in them, an attenuation of virulence. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 421, January 26, 1884] Reference
Almost as high were "excessive dropped calls," picked by 23%, which may or may not be related to the antenna attenuation issue. From Wordnik.com. [iPhone 4 owner satisfaction stays high, survey finds] Reference
The acoustic attenuation coefficient is specified only in the case of masonry expressly designed to provide acoustic insulation. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
When it's shallow like that the top of the earth really shakes, compared to a little bit of attenuation, if it's very, very deep. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 13, 2010] Reference
It was the faintest smudge of light, a mere attenuation of black, but he made for it with the greediness of a drowning man for terra firma. From Wordnik.com. [Dance Of Death]
"We now know that the iPhone 4 antenna attenuation issue is even smaller than we originally thought," the company said in a statement on its website Friday. From Wordnik.com. [Apple Confirms End to Offer of Free iPhone 4 Cases] Reference
He was decently clad in a grey tweed suit, white hat, collar and necktie, and it was perhaps that fact which made his extreme attenuation the more conspicuous. From Wordnik.com. [The Beetle] Reference
Reuters Apple made the announcement on its website, saying "We now know that the iPhone 4 antenna attenuation issue is even smaller than we originally thought.". From Wordnik.com. [Apple to End iPhone-Case Giveaway After Sept. 30] Reference
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