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***** | ATTENUATION | (DOD,NATO) 1.Decrease in intensity of a signal, beam, or wave as a result of absorption of energy and of scattering out of the path of a detector, but not including the reduction due to geometric spre
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**** | ATTENUATION | (DOD,NATO) 3.In camouflage and concealment, the process of making an object or surface less conspicuous by reducing its contrast to the surroundings and/or background.Also called tone down.
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*** | ATTENUATION | (DOD,NATO) 2.In mine warfare, the reduction in intensity of an influence as distance from the source increases.
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