There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
ATTENUATION
attenuation
(noun) the property of something that has been weakened or reduced in thickness or density
attenuation, fading
(noun) weakening in force or intensity; “attenuation in the volume of the sound”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
attenuation (countable and uncountable, plural attenuations)
A gradual diminishing of strength.
(physics) A reduction in the level of some property with distance, especially the amplitude of a wave or the strength of a signal.
(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.
(homeopathy) The reduction of the active principles of medicines to minute doses.
(brewing) The proportion of sugar that is converted to ethanol by a yeast.
Source: Wiktionary
At*ten`u*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. attenuatio: cf. F. atténuation.]
1. The act or process of making slender, or the state of being slender; emaciation.
2. The act of attenuating; the act of making thin or less dense, or of rarefying, as fluids or gases.
3. The process of weakening in intensity; diminution of virulence; as, the attenuation of virus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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