attraction 音标拼音: [ətr'ækʃən]
n . 吸引,吸引人的事物,吸引力
吸引,吸引人的事物,吸引力
attraction n 1 :
the force by which one object attracts another [
synonym :
{
attraction }, {
attractive force }] [
ant : {
repulsion },
{
repulsive force }]
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 " [
synonym : {
attraction }, {
attractiveness }]
4 :
a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts ;
"
flowers are an attractor for bees " [
synonym : {
attraction },
{
attractor }, {
attracter }, {
attractive feature }, {
magnet }]
5 :
an entertainer who attracts large audiences ; "
he was the biggest drawing card they had " [
synonym : {
drawing card }, {
draw },
{
attraction }, {
attractor }, {
attracter }]
Magnetic \
Mag *
net "
ic \,
Magnetical \
Mag *
net "
ic *
al \,
a . [
L .
magneticus :
cf .
F .
magn ['
e ]
tique .]
1 .
Pertaining to the magnet ;
possessing the properties of the magnet ,
or corresponding properties ;
as ,
a magnetic bar of iron ;
a magnetic needle .
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2 .
Of or pertaining to ,
or characterized by ,
the earth '
s magnetism ;
as ,
the magnetic north ;
the magnetic meridian .
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3 .
Capable of becoming a magnet ;
susceptible to magnetism ;
as ,
the magnetic metals .
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4 .
Endowed with extraordinary personal power to excite the feelings and to win the affections ;
attractive ;
inducing attachment .
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She that had all magnetic force alone . --
Donne .
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5 .
Having ,
susceptible to ,
or induced by ,
animal magnetism ,
so called ;
hypnotic ;
as ,
a magnetic sleep .
See {
Magnetism }. [
Archaic ]
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{
Magnetic amplitude }, {
attraction }, {
dip }, {
induction },
etc .
See under {
Amplitude }, {
Attraction },
etc .
{
Magnetic battery },
a combination of bar or horseshoe magnets with the like poles adjacent ,
so as to act together with great power .
{
Magnetic compensator },
a contrivance connected with a ship '
s compass for compensating or neutralizing the effect of the iron of the ship upon the needle .
{
Magnetic curves },
curves indicating lines of magnetic force ,
as in the arrangement of iron filings between the poles of a powerful magnet .
{
Magnetic elements }.
(
a ) (
Chem .
Physics )
Those elements ,
as iron ,
nickel ,
cobalt ,
chromium ,
manganese ,
etc .,
which are capable or becoming magnetic .
(
b ) (
Physics )
In respect to terrestrial magnetism ,
the declination ,
inclination ,
and intensity .
(
c )
See under {
Element }.
{
Magnetic fluid },
the hypothetical fluid whose existence was formerly assumed in the explanations of the phenomena of magnetism ; --
no longer considered a meaningful concept .
{
Magnetic iron },
or {
Magnetic iron ore }. (
Min .)
Same as {
Magnetite }.
{
Magnetic needle },
a slender bar of steel ,
magnetized and suspended at its center on a sharp -
pointed pivot ,
or by a delicate fiber ,
so that it may take freely the direction of the magnetic meridian .
It constitutes the essential part of a compass ,
such as the mariner '
s and the surveyor '
s .
{
Magnetic poles },
the two points in the opposite polar regions of the earth at which the direction of the dipping needle is vertical .
{
Magnetic pyrites }.
See {
Pyrrhotite }.
{
Magnetic storm } (
Terrestrial Physics ),
a disturbance of the earth '
s magnetic force characterized by great and sudden changes .
{
magnetic tape } (
Electronics ),
a ribbon of plastic material to which is affixed a thin layer of powder of a material which can be magnetized ,
such as ferrite .
Such tapes are used in various electronic devices to record fluctuating voltages ,
which can be used to represent sounds ,
images ,
or binary data .
Devices such as audio casette recorders ,
videocasette recorders ,
and computer data storage devices use magnetic tape as an inexpensive medium to store data .
Different magnetically susceptible materials are used in such tapes .
{
Magnetic telegraph },
a telegraph acting by means of a magnet .
See {
Telegraph }.
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Attraction \
At *
trac "
tion \,
n . [
L .
attractio :
cf .
F .
attraction .]
1 . (
Physics )
An invisible power in a body by which it draws anything to itself ;
the power in nature acting mutually between bodies or ultimate particles ,
tending to draw them together ,
or to produce their cohesion or combination ,
and conversely resisting separation .
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Note :
Attraction is exerted at both sensible and insensible distances ,
and is variously denominated according to its qualities or phenomena .
Under attraction at sensible distances ,
there are , -- (
1 .)
{
Attraction of gravitation },
which acts at all distances throughout the universe ,
with a force proportional directly to the product of the masses of the bodies and inversely to the square of their distances apart . (
2 .)
{
Magnetic }, {
diamagnetic },
and {
electrical attraction },
each of which is limited in its sensible range and is polar in its action ,
a property dependent on the quality or condition of matter ,
and not on its quantity .
Under attraction at insensible distances ,
there are , -- (
1 .)
{
Adhesive attraction },
attraction between surfaces of sensible extent ,
or by the medium of an intervening substance . (
2 .)
{
Cohesive attraction },
attraction between ultimate particles ,
whether like or unlike ,
and causing simply an aggregation or a union of those particles ,
as in the absorption of gases by charcoal ,
or of oxygen by spongy platinum ,
or the process of solidification or crystallization .
The power in adhesive attraction is strictly the same as that of cohesion . (
3 .)
{
Capillary attraction },
attraction causing a liquid to rise ,
in capillary tubes or interstices ,
above its level outside ,
as in very small glass tubes ,
or a sponge ,
or any porous substance ,
when one end is inserted in the liquid .
It is a special case of cohesive attraction . (
4 .)
{
Chemical attraction },
or {
affinity },
that peculiar force which causes elementary atoms ,
or groups of atoms ,
to unite to form molecules .
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2 .
The act or property of attracting ;
the effect of the power or operation of attraction . --
Newton .
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3 .
The power or act of alluring ,
drawing to ,
inviting ,
or engaging ;
an attractive quality ;
as ,
the attraction of beauty or eloquence .
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4 .
That which attracts ;
an attractive object or feature .
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Syn :
Allurement ;
enticement ;
charm .
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129 Moby Thesaurus words for "
attraction ":
Circean ,
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accord ,
affinity ,
agacerie ,
agreeability ,
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allure ,
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alluring ,
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bait ,
beauteous ,
beautiful ,
beckoning ,
beguilement ,
beguiling ,
bewitchery ,
bewitching ,
bewitchment ,
blandishment ,
bonny ,
cajolery ,
call ,
captivating ,
captivation ,
charisma ,
charm ,
charming ,
charmingness ,
come -
hither ,
come -
on ,
comely ,
concord ,
delight ,
desirability ,
draft ,
draw ,
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drawing power ,
drayage ,
enchanting ,
enchantment ,
engaging ,
entertainment ,
enthrallment ,
enticement ,
enticing ,
entrapment ,
extraction ,
fair ,
fascinating ,
fascination ,
fetching ,
flirtation ,
forbidden fruit ,
glamorous ,
glamour ,
good -
looking ,
goodly ,
gravitation ,
handsome ,
harmony ,
haulage ,
hauling ,
heaving ,
hook ,
inducement ,
interest ,
interesting ,
inveiglement ,
invitation ,
inviting ,
likability ,
likable ,
likely ,
lovability ,
lovely ,
lure ,
magnetic ,
magnetism ,
mesmeric ,
performance ,
pleasing ,
pleasure ,
prepossessing ,
presentation ,
pretty ,
provocative ,
provocativeness ,
pulchritudinous ,
pull ,
pulling ,
pulling power ,
seducement ,
seduction ,
seductive ,
seductiveness ,
sex appeal ,
show ,
sightly ,
simpatico ,
siren ,
snare ,
snaring ,
sympathy ,
taking ,
tantalization ,
tantalizing ,
teasing ,
temptation ,
tempting ,
towage ,
towing ,
traction ,
tractive power ,
tug -
of -
war ,
tugging ,
unobjectionableness ,
winning ,
winning ways ,
winsomeness ,
witchery ,
wooing
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