quarter-wave attenuator
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quarter-wave attenuator
(′kwörd·ər ′wāv ə′ten·yə′wād·ər)
(electromagnetism) Arrangement of two wire gratings, spaced an odd number of quarter-wavelengths apart in a waveguide, used to attenuate waves traveling through in one direction.
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