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# attraction

noun (an attraction, attractions; also uncountable)

«attraction» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A place or thing people want to visit or see: a tourist attraction. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attraction/#m1)
2. A feeling of liking someone or something, being drawn to them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attraction/#m2)
3. (science) A force that pulls things together, like a magnet and iron, or gravity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attraction/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attraction/#x1)
- Opposite poles of magnets show attraction. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attraction/#x2)
- The main attraction at the fair was the roller coaster. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attraction/#x3)
- Gravity is the attraction between the Earth and the Moon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attraction/#x4)
- I don't understand the attraction of horror films. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attraction/#x5)
- The castle is a popular tourist attraction. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attraction/#x6)
- 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attraction/#x7)

### Note

Verb attract; adjective attractive. Opposite in science: repulsion. In magnets, north and south attract, while two norths repel.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «attraction» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attraction/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«attraction» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/attraction.html) on Mova free.