attraction
part of speech
noun (an attraction, attractions; also uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) A place or thing people want to visit or see: a tourist attraction. tree →
2) A feeling of liking someone or something, being drawn to them. tree →
3) (science) A force that pulls things together, like a magnet and iron, or gravity. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science lessons, magnets show attraction (opposite poles) and repulsion (like poles); gravity is an attraction between masses. In everyday life and geography, tourist attractions bring visitors. In stories, attraction means liking. Phrases: tourist attraction, the main attraction, magnetic attraction.
examples
- The zoo is the town's biggest attraction. tree →
- Opposite poles of magnets show attraction. tree →
- The main attraction at the fair was the roller coaster. tree →
- Gravity is the attraction between the Earth and the Moon. tree →
- I don't understand the attraction of horror films. tree →
- The castle is a popular tourist attraction. tree →
- This colossal statue was 39 feet high, and was composed of ivory and gold; its majestic beauty formed the chief attraction of the temple. tree →
note
Verb attract; adjective attractive. Opposite in science: repulsion. In magnets, north and south attract, while two norths repel.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «attraction» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.