attraction
Roget-categorie 288
2. Words relating to space› 2.4. Motion
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[Motion towards, actively; force causing to draw closer.]
Attraction
zelfstandig naamwoord
attraction,
attractiveness —
attractivity† —
drawing to,
pulling towards,
adduction†.
electrical attraction,
electricity,
static electricity,
static,
static cling —
magnetism,
magnetic attraction —
gravity,
attraction of gravitation.
[objects which attract by physical force]
lodestone,
loadstone,
lodestar,
loadstar† —
magnet,
permanent magnet,
siderite,
magnetite —
electromagnet —
magnetic coil,
voice coil —
magnetic dipole —
motor coil,
rotor,
stator.
electrical charge —
positive charge,
negative charge.
magnetic pole —
north pole,
south pole —
magnetic monopole.
werkwoord
attract,
draw —
draw towards,
pull towards,
drag towards —
adduce.
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
attracting
etc.
v. —
attrahent†,
attractive,
adducent†,
adductive†.
centrifugal.
uitdrukking
ubi mel ibi apes [Lat.]
[Plautus].
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