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Attractor

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Noun

1. attracter, attraction, attractor, draw, drawing card

an entertainer who attracts large audiences

Example Sentences:
'he was the biggest drawing card they had'

2. attracter, attractor

(physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system

3. attracter, attraction, attractive feature, attractor, magnet

a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts

Example Sentences:
'flowers are an attractor for bees'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Attractor

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verb (mainly tr)
1. 
to draw (notice, a crowd of observers, etc) to oneself by conspicuous behaviour or appearance (esp in the phrase attract attention)
2. (also intr)
to exert a force on (a body) that tends to cause an approach or oppose a separation
the gravitational pull of the earth attracts objects to it
3. 
to possess some property that pulls or draws (something) towards itself
jam attracts wasps
4. (also intr)
to exert a pleasing, alluring, or fascinating influence (upon); be attractive (to)

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Attractor

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verb transitive
1. 
to draw to itself or oneself; make approach or adhere
magnets attract iron
2. 
to get the admiration, attention, etc. of; allure
his smile attracted her
verb intransitive
3. 
to be attractive

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Attractor

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n.
1. also attracter One that attracts: flowers that are excellent attractors of bees.
2. Mathematics A value or set of values toward which variables in a dynamical system tend to evolve.

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