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at·trac·tion

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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.	Physics. the electric or magnetic force that acts between oppositely charged bodies, tending to draw them together.

6.	an entertainment offered to the public.

[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME attraccioun (< AF) < ML attractiōn- (s. of attractiō). See attract, -ion

]

—Related forms

at·trac·tion·al·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 2. appeal, lure. 6. show, spectacle.

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at·trac·tion Audio Help (ə-trāk'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.

The act or capability of attracting.
The quality of attracting; charm.
1. A feature or characteristic that attracts.
2. A person, place, thing, or event that is intended to attract: The main attraction was a Charlie Chaplin film.
3. The electric or magnetic force exerted by oppositely charged particles, tending to draw or hold the particles together.
4. The gravitational force exerted by one body on another.
1. The electric or magnetic force exerted by oppositely charged particles, tending to draw or hold the particles together.
2. The gravitational force exerted by one body on another.

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attraction
noun
1.	the force by which one object attracts another [ant: repulsion]
2.	an entertainment that is offered to the public
3.	the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him"
4.	a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees"
5.	an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had" [syn: drawing card]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
atˈtraction1 [-ʃən] noun

the act or power of attracting
Example: magnetic attraction

Arabic:	جاذِبِيَّة
Chinese (Simplified):	吸引力
Chinese (Traditional):	吸引力
Czech:	přitažlivost
Danish:	tiltrækning
Dutch:	aantrekking
Estonian:	külgetõmbejõud
Finnish:	vetovoima
French:	attraction; attirance
German:	die Anziehungskraft
Greek:	έλξη
Hungarian:	vonzás
Icelandic:	aðlöðun
Indonesian:	daya tarik
Italian:	attrazione

Japanese:	引きつける力
Korean:	끄는 힘, 흡인(력)
Latvian:	pievilkšana
Lithuanian:	trauka
Norwegian:	tiltrekning(skraft), sjarm
Polish:	przyciąganie
Portuguese (Brazil):	atração
Portuguese (Portugal):	atracção
Romanian:	atracţie
Russian:	притяжение
Slovak:	príťažlivosť
Slovenian:	privlačna moč
Spanish:	atracción
Swedish:	dragningskraft, attraktion
Turkish:	çekicilik

atˈtraction2 [-ʃən] noun

something that attracts
Example: The attractions of the hotel include a golf-course.

Arabic:	شَيء جَذَّاب
Chinese (Simplified):	吸引人的事物
Chinese (Traditional):	吸引人的事物
Czech:	atrakce, lákadlo
Danish:	attraktion; trækplaster
Dutch:	attractie
Estonian:	tõmbenumber
Finnish:	vetonaula, houkutin
French:	attraction
German:	die Attraktion
Greek:	θέλγητρο, ατραξιόν
Hungarian:	vonz(ó)erő
Icelandic:	það sem dregur að, aðdráttarafl
Indonesian:	daya tarik
Italian:	attrattiva

Japanese:	呼びもの
Korean:	매력
Latvian:	piesaistīšana; valdzinājums
Lithuanian:	viliojantis dalykas, pagunda
Norwegian:	attraksjon, trekkplaster
Polish:	atrakcja
Portuguese (Brazil):	atração
Portuguese (Portugal):	atracção
Romanian:	punct de atracţie
Russian:	привлекательность; приманка
Slovak:	atrakcia
Slovenian:	privlačnost
Spanish:	atracción
Swedish:	attraktion, dragplåster
Turkish:	özellik, hususiyet

See also: attractive, attract, "attraction" in any language

American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: at·trac·tion
Pronunciation: &-'trak-sh&n
Function: noun
: a force acting mutually between particles of matter, tending todraw them together, and resisting their separation —at·tract /&-'trakt/ transitive verb

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Attraction

Ad*he"sive\, a. [Cf. F. adh['e]sif.]

1. Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.

2. Apt or tending to adhere; clinging. --Thomson.

Adhesive attraction. (Physics) See Attraction.

Adhesive inflammation (Surg.), that kind of inflammation which terminates in the reunion of divided parts without suppuration.

Adhesive plaster, a sticking; a plaster containing resin, wax, litharge, and olive oil.

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