attraction : Idioms & Phrases

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Adhesive attraction

  • . (Physics) See Attraction .
Webster 1913

Capillary attraction, Capillary repulsion

  • the apparent attraction or repulsion between a soild and liquid caused bycapillarity. See Capillarity, and Attraction.
Webster 1913

chemical attraction

  • noun the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule
    affinity.
    • basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk
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Chemical attraction ∨ affinity

  • . See under Attraction.
Webster 1913

Cohesive attraction

  • . See under Attraction.
Webster 1913

coming attraction

  • noun a movie that is advertised to draw customers
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Diamagnetic attraction

  • . See under Attraction.
Webster 1913

Elective affinity ∨ attraction

  • (Chem.), a tendency to unite with certain things; chemism.
Webster 1913

gravitational attraction

  • noun (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
    gravitation; gravitational force; gravity.
    • the more remote the body the less the gravity
    • the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
    • gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love"--Albert Einstein
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Local attraction

  • (Magnetism), an attraction near a compass, causing its needle to deviate from its proper direction, especially on shipboard.
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Magnetic amplitude, attraction, dip, induction

  • etc. See under Amplitude, Attraction, etc.
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magnetic attraction

  • noun attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force
    magnetism; magnetic force.
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Molecular attraction

  • (Phys.), attraction acting between the molecules of bodies, and at insensible distances.
Webster 1913

physical attraction

  • noun a desire for sexual intimacy
    concupiscence; sexual desire; eros.
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sexual attraction

  • noun attractiveness on the basis of sexual desire
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tourist attraction

  • noun a characteristic that attracts tourists
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