attractive
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5.8
- adjective
- /əˈtræktɪv/
- Specialized
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atractivo
- Photovoltaics are particularly attractive in remote areas where grid extension is difficult.
- attractive force
- attractive gravity
- attractive interactions
That means that the ice is a little more attractive to water vapor than the liquid is.
- That means that the ice is a little more attractive to water vapor than the liquid is.
- And when you do, that is a highly attractive magnetic state of being to be in.
- This was acting opposite to attractive gravity.
- That which inflated the universe later decayed into more or less normal gravitationally attractive matter.
Examples
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The extensive forests on some Indian reservations made them attractive targets for exploitation in the early twentieth century.
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Now, according to this formula, their attractive forces... would want to close the distance to zero.
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OK, now put the attractive ends towards each other.
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But in any case, everyone, everyone of the forces is attractive, right?
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And when you do, that is a highly attractive magnetic state of being to be in.
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The nursing facility must create an image that will be attractive to both professionals and consumers.
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The Communists offer a Utopian vision that is particularly attractive to two types: the ignorant and the degenerate.
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For musically inclined children from troubled homes, music educators may offer an even more attractive possibility.
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Closed-loop steam cooling is an attractive means of boosting ATS combined-cycle efficiency.
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In physics, an attractive force is responsible for pulling objects together, like how magnets behave.
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Compounds
- Jargon
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8.6
A dangerous thing on a property, like an unfenced pool or trampoline, that attracts children and can hurt them
- Specialized
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4.7
A pull that makes two things move toward each other, like gravity or magnets
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Etymology
Attractive comes from an old Latin root tract meaning 'to pull', just like tractor. In physics, an 'attractive' force really 'pulls' objects toward each other, which is why we call gravity or magnets attractive.