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noun
1.
the act, power, or property of attracting.
2.
attractive quality; magnetic charm; fascination; allurement; enticement: the subtle attraction of her strange personality.
3.
a person or thing that draws, attracts, allures, or entices: The main attraction was the after-dinner speaker.
4.
a characteristic or quality that provides pleasure; attractive feature: The chief attractions of the evening were the good drinks and witty conversation.
5.
EXPANDPhysics. the electric or magnetic force that acts between oppositely charged bodies, tending to draw them together.
6.
COLLAPSEan entertainment offered to the public.
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Attraction
is always a great word to know.
So is wavelength. Does it mean:
| the distance measured by the propagation of a wave between two successive points in the wave that are characterized by the same phase of oscillation |
| the analogous motion of the particles of a mass of air or the like, whose state of equilibrium has been disturbed, as in transmitting sound |
Example Sentences
- It's not clear if this is a religious experience or a cultural one, but it is a tourist attraction.
- We would be creating an animal as a theme park attraction.
- It is even listed as an attraction in some city tour guides.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
attraction
1530s, from Fr. attraction, from L. attractionem (nom. attractio) "a drawing together," noun of action from attractus, pp. of attrahere (see attract). Originally a medical word, "absorption by the body;" meaning "action of drawing to" is from 1540s (again medical); extended
EXPANDto magnetic, then figuratively to personal (c.1600) qualities. Meaning "a thing which draws a crowd, interesting or amusing exhibition" is from 1829, a sense that developed in English and soon transferred to the French equivalent of the word.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
attraction at·trac·tion (ə-trāk'shən)
n.
A force acting mutually between particles of matter to draw them together and to resist their separation.
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