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アッテネーター (あってねーたー) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

アッテネーター

also: あってねーた · あてねーたー · あてねーた

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Meanings

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noun

attenuator

Technical term in electronics and audio engineering for a device that reduces signal amplitude without distorting the waveform. The Japanese term 減衰器 is a synonym.

See also: 減衰器

このアッテネーターは高こう周しゅう波は信しん号ごうのレベルを調ちょう整せいするのに使つかわれる。
This attenuator is used to adjust the level of high-frequency signals.

ギターアンプにアッテネーターを接せつ続ぞくして音おん量りょうを下さげた。

I connected an attenuator to the guitar amp to lower the volume.

Written forms

アッテネーターUsage67%
Most common katakana spelling for this loanword.
アッテネータUsage33%
Variant without the final long vowel; less common but still used.
アテネーター
Rare variant with a single ッ; may be encountered but is not standard.
アテネータ
Rare variant combining single ッ and no final long vowel.

Similar words

減げん衰すい器き
Native Japanese term for attenuator; used in technical contexts but less common than the loanword アッテネーター.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'attenuator'.