attraction /at·trac·tion/ (ah-trak´shun)
attraction
1. the force, act, or process that draws one body toward another.
2. malocclusion in which the occlusal plane is closer than normal to the eye-ear plane, causing shortening of the face; cf. abstraction (3).
capillary attraction the force which causes a liquid to rise in a fine-caliber tube.
at·trac·tion ( -tr k shn)n. A force acting mutually between particles of matter to draw them together and to resist their separation. |
attraction
Etymology: L, attrahere, to draw to
a tendency of the teeth or other maxillary or mandibular structures to become elevated above their normal position.
attraction
the force or influence by which one object is drawn toward another.
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