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Definition of Attracting
1. a. That attracts.
Definition of Attracting
1. Verb. (present participle of attract) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Attracting
1. attract [v] - See also: attract
Lexicographical Neighbors of Attracting
Literary usage of Attracting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of the Theory of the Newtonian Potential Function by Benjamin Osgood Peirce (1902)
"The Second Derivatives of the Potential Function are Finite at Points within the
attracting Mass. If the point P lies within ..."
2. The Theory and Practice of Absolute Measurements in Electricity and Magnetism by Andrew Gray (1888)
"The attracting plate A is connected by a light wire r attracting with a brass
plate supported by a glass column from an,i the roof. ..."
3. Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis by Josiah Strong (1885)
"... indicates that as yet we have seen only beginnings. Those controlling causes
are three-fold. 1. The attracting influences of the United States. 2. ..."
4. Opportunity 2000: Creative Affirmative Action Strategies for a Changing (1988)
"attracting Older Workers Of all the groups discussed in this study, older workers
may be the most difficult to reach and attract. ..."
5. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Francis Wall Oliver, Anton Kerner von Marilaun, Marian (Balfour) Busk (1895)
"... MEANS OF attracting ANIMALS. The flowers of the Phygelius capensis (illustrated
in fig. 2513) show at the base of the tubular corolla a small expansion ..."
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