Attenuative

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000309",
  "term": "Attenuative",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "Relating to the property of a material or system that causes a reduction in the intensity or strength of a signal, wave, or force passing through it. An attenuative material absorbs or scatters energy, thereby diminishing its propagation. For instance, lead is an attenuative material used to shield against X-rays and gamma rays.",
  "subject": "Manufacturing",
  "references": [
    "Residual Sugars: The Oxford Companion to Beer (Craft Beer & Brewing / Oxford University Press)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "attenuativ",
    "es": "atenuante",
    "fr": "atténuative"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/attenuative/"
}