attractorn.

Brit.

/əˈtraktə/, U.S.

/əˈtræktər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: attract v., -or suffix.

Etymology: < attract v. + -or suffix. Compare earlier attracter n.Compare Middle French attracteur person who attracts others (1545 in an isolated attestation).

1. A person who attracts others, or elicits some response.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive person

knocker1612

attractor1641

gracioso1653

attracter1654

charmer1677

irresistible1774

fascinator1836

stunner1847

high-stepper1852

looker1893

bonzer1897

hot tamale1897

tanger1914

dish1929

head-turner1935

cake1941

1641 ‘Smectymnuus’ Answer Hvmble Remonstr. Post. 100 The chiefe attractor of the rebellious party.

1691 E. Scarisbrick Life Lady Warner iii. v. 200 Infuse therefore, O Divine attractor of Souls, your efficacious Grace.

1817 C. Cuthbertson Rosabella III. i. 7 It is that beautiful, and ^very young attractor, I request an introduction to.

1914 Bookman June 113/1 We can mark a nomad by sentiment and instinct, yet the loyal adherent of lost causes and lovely traditions: the attractor of notice, yet the shrinker from intrusion.

2014 Australian (Nexis) 2 Aug. 14 The beautiful Helle moved to Paris where she became famous as a dancer, model and attractor of wealthy men.

a. Something that attracts or draws something to itself.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] > one who or that which

tollerc1440

allurer1556

ticer?c1562

invitera1586

siren1592

solicitor1593

mermaid1595

invitator1603

coy1629

attractor1646

coy-duck1654

lightning rod1859

Pied Piper1869

witcher1928

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [noun] > drawing towards itself or attraction > that which

attractive1581

attracter1606

attractor1646

allicient1658

attrahent1661

attractant1814

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 81 Amber draweth them not..they cannot rise unto the Attractor .

1786 R. P. Knight Acct. Worship of Priapus 152 In his right hand he holds the Hook or Attractor, and in his left the Winnow or Separator.

1844 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 5 i. 132 Sands appear to be powerful attractors [of dew].

1856 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire IV. xli. 533 The seven hills were themselves great attractors of rain.

1917 Amer. Jrnl. Med. Sci. 153 240 They could get greater protection and greater numbers of leukocytes..by the use of aleuronat, which they class as a mechanical attractor of leukocytes.

2000 Org. Gardening Sept. 10/2 The best ornamental plants identified so far as tiphia attractors are peonies, forsythias, and firethorns.

b. Angling. A device used to attract fish, now esp. a brightly-coloured lure.

ΚΠ

1854 L. Lloyd Scand. Adventures I. 79 The Norwegian fishermen..erect white boards, called Laxe-blikke (freely translated, salmon attractors)..to represent the foam of the cataract.

1907 Abercrombie & Fitch Catal. 272 The bright flash of the attractor serves to excite the fish and make them ‘take notice’ when the bait approaches.

1952 J. Veniard Fly Dressers' Guide xiii. 140 Most of the lures are just brightly coloured ‘attractors’.

1979 A. J. McClane McClane's Secrets Successful Fishing 238 Flashing attractors..simulate a school of baitfish.

2012 S. Crockett Fly Fishing 24 Often attractors draw the attention of fish by their bright colors or their covering of hair.

3. Mathematics. A point or set of points in the phase space of a dynamic system which represents a state to which that system, under certain initial conditions, will evolve over time.Also with distinguishing word; cf. Lorentz attractor, strange attractor.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > geometry > point > [noun] > attractor

attractor1947

strange attractor1971

Lorenz attractor1976

1947 Amer. Jrnl. Math. 69 815 In Poincare's terminology, vortices (foci) and nodes (of any kind) are attractors in this sense, but whirls (centra) and saddle points are not.

1968 E. C. Zeeman Lect. Notes Dynamical Syst. i. 6 A biological system tends to have few attractors, and soon reaches them.

1982 Sci. Amer. May 10/2 The hope at the time was that all attractors other than pathological accidents would turn out to be nicely behaved and of known type.

1994 P. Ormerod Death of Econ. (1995) vii. 154 An ellipse which..was very tightly drawn around an attractor would imply that the data, when plotted over time, showed only small fluctuations.

2011 R. Kautz Chaos xi. 260 If the trajectory leads to the attractor at (0,0), then most of the box is probably part of the attractor's ‘basin of attraction’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	attractor
释义	attractorn. Brit. /əˈtraktə/, U.S. /əˈtræktər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: attract v., -or suffix. Etymology: < attract v. + -or suffix. Compare earlier attracter n.Compare Middle French attracteur person who attracts others (1545 in an isolated attestation). 1. A person who attracts others, or elicits some response. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive person knocker1612 attractor1641 gracioso1653 attracter1654 charmer1677 irresistible1774 fascinator1836 stunner1847 high-stepper1852 looker1893 bonzer1897 hot tamale1897 tanger1914 dish1929 head-turner1935 cake1941 1641 ‘Smectymnuus’ Answer Hvmble Remonstr. Post. 100 The chiefe attractor of the rebellious party. 1691 E. Scarisbrick Life Lady Warner iii. v. 200 Infuse therefore, O Divine attractor of Souls, your efficacious Grace. 1817 C. Cuthbertson Rosabella III. i. 7 It is that beautiful, and ^very young attractor, I request an introduction to. 1914 Bookman June 113/1 We can mark a nomad by sentiment and instinct, yet the loyal adherent of lost causes and lovely traditions: the attractor of notice, yet the shrinker from intrusion. 2014 Australian (Nexis) 2 Aug. 14 The beautiful Helle moved to Paris where she became famous as a dancer, model and attractor of wealthy men. 2. a. Something that attracts or draws something to itself. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] > one who or that which tollerc1440 allurer1556 ticer?c1562 invitera1586 siren1592 solicitor1593 mermaid1595 invitator1603 coy1629 attractor1646 coy-duck1654 lightning rod1859 Pied Piper1869 witcher1928 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [noun] > drawing towards itself or attraction > that which attractive1581 attracter1606 attractor1646 allicient1658 attrahent1661 attractant1814 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 81 Amber draweth them not..they cannot rise unto the Attractor . View more context for this quotation 1786 R. P. Knight Acct. Worship of Priapus 152 In his right hand he holds the Hook or Attractor, and in his left the Winnow or Separator. 1844 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 5 i. 132 Sands appear to be powerful attractors [of dew]. 1856 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire IV. xli. 533 The seven hills were themselves great attractors of rain. 1917 Amer. Jrnl. Med. Sci. 153 240 They could get greater protection and greater numbers of leukocytes..by the use of aleuronat, which they class as a mechanical attractor of leukocytes. 2000 Org. Gardening Sept. 10/2 The best ornamental plants identified so far as tiphia attractors are peonies, forsythias, and firethorns. b. Angling. A device used to attract fish, now esp. a brightly-coloured lure. ΚΠ 1854 L. Lloyd Scand. Adventures I. 79 The Norwegian fishermen..erect white boards, called Laxe-blikke (freely translated, salmon attractors)..to represent the foam of the cataract. 1907 Abercrombie & Fitch Catal. 272 The bright flash of the attractor serves to excite the fish and make them ‘take notice’ when the bait approaches. 1952 J. Veniard Fly Dressers' Guide xiii. 140 Most of the lures are just brightly coloured ‘attractors’. 1979 A. J. McClane McClane's Secrets Successful Fishing 238 Flashing attractors..simulate a school of baitfish. 2012 S. Crockett Fly Fishing 24 Often attractors draw the attention of fish by their bright colors or their covering of hair. 3. Mathematics. A point or set of points in the phase space of a dynamic system which represents a state to which that system, under certain initial conditions, will evolve over time.Also with distinguishing word; cf. Lorentz attractor, strange attractor. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > geometry > point > [noun] > attractor attractor1947 strange attractor1971 Lorenz attractor1976 1947 Amer. Jrnl. Math. 69 815 In Poincare's terminology, vortices (foci) and nodes (of any kind) are attractors in this sense, but whirls (centra) and saddle points are not. 1968 E. C. Zeeman Lect. Notes Dynamical Syst. i. 6 A biological system tends to have few attractors, and soon reaches them. 1982 Sci. Amer. May 10/2 The hope at the time was that all attractors other than pathological accidents would turn out to be nicely behaved and of known type. 1994 P. Ormerod Death of Econ. (1995) vii. 154 An ellipse which..was very tightly drawn around an attractor would imply that the data, when plotted over time, showed only small fluctuations. 2011 R. Kautz Chaos xi. 260 If the trajectory leads to the attractor at (0,0), then most of the box is probably part of the attractor's ‘basin of attraction’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1641
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