attraction
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- noun
- /əˈtrækʃən/
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atracción
- The attraction of the magnet was strong enough to lift the metal objects off the table.
- gravitational attraction
- magnetic attraction
- attraction and repulsion
No, yeah, I'm just thinking about gravitational attraction of galaxies.
- No, yeah, I'm just thinking about gravitational attraction of galaxies.
- So magnets after a while lose their attraction and fall apart.
Examples
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In physics, attraction is the fundamental force that pulls objects toward each other.
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No, the attraction is completely genuine.
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Forces of attraction strong enough to convince us that matter is solid, stop my body passing through yours.
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They may be the direct result of nothing more than physical attraction, but they are my family.
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The lunar guidance system of these moths appears to explain their attraction to bright lamps.
Academic text (1995) -
It's saying that the force of attraction between two bodies... is in direct proportion to the product of their masses... and in inverse proportion to the square of the distance between them.
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The magnetic attraction is enhanced by the intriguing buildings ringing the pond that beg for exploration.
Academic text (2012) -
Newton's law of gravity describes the force of attraction between two masses.
Synonyms
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A pull that makes two things move toward each other, like gravity or magnets
Antonyms
Compounds
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The force that pulls two objects toward each other, for example toward a planet
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Etymology
Attraction comes from the root tract, which means 'pull' and appears in words like tractor. So in physics, an attraction is a force that 'pulls' one object toward another.