attenuator
noun
at·ten·u·a·tor
ə-ˈten-yə-ˌwā-tər 
-yü-ˌā-
: a device for attenuating
especially
: one for reducing the amplitude of an electrical signal without appreciable distortion
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When a second scandal hit on Pole Day when the teams for the No. 2 Chevrolet for Josef Newgarden and the No. 12 Chevrolet for Will Power had modified the rear attenuator, Penske took strong and decisive action.
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Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
The team was accused of stuffing and smoothing the seams of the rear attenuator, a part that is standard for all teams and therefore cannot be modified.
—Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
But the attenuator is a part which also falls under a crucial rule in IndyCar.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 22 May 2025
McLaughlin will keep the 10th starting spot because his wrecked car was found to have used a legal attenuator.
—Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
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Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
The team was accused of stuffing and smoothing the seams of the rear attenuator, a part that is standard for all teams and therefore cannot be modified.
—Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
But the attenuator is a part which also falls under a crucial rule in IndyCar.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 22 May 2025
McLaughlin will keep the 10th starting spot because his wrecked car was found to have used a legal attenuator.
—Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
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“Attenuator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attenuator. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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