| NOUN | phenomenon | attractive force, attraction | the force by which one object attracts another |
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| Meaning | The force by which one object attracts another. | |
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| Synonym | attraction | |
| Narrower | affinity | (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody |
| chemical bond, bond | An electrical force linking atoms | |
| gravity, gravitation, gravitational attraction, gravitational force | (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe | |
| magnetism, magnetic attraction, magnetic force | attraction for iron | |
| van der Waal's forces | relatively weak attraction between neutral atoms and molecules arising from polarization induced in each particle by the presence of other particles | |
| Broader | force | (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity |
| Opposite | repulsion, repulsive force | The force by which bodies repel one another |
| Spanish | atracción, fuerza de atracción | |
| Catalan | atracció, força d'atracció | |
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