attractive force
Noun
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The force by which one object attracts another (synset 111446644)
is a type of: force - (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantitysubtypes:
- affinity - (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody
- bond, chemical bond - an electrical force linking atoms
- gravitation, gravitational attraction, gravitational force, gravity - (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
- magnetic attraction, magnetic force, magnetism - attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force
- 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
same as: attraction
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