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Meaning:
Noun:
- A gradual diminishing in the strength of something.
- biology A weakening in the virulence of a pathogen or other microorganism.
- botany The tapering of a leaf etc to a fine point.
- engineering A fabrication process in which a material is stretched out into a thin shape.
- physics A reduction in the level of some property with distance, especially the amplitude of a wave or the strength of a signal.
Source: Wiktionary
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