attractable

/ə'træktəbl/

Thân thiện

The steel chips are attractable to the magnet.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Capable of being attracted: Describes something that can be drawn toward something else by a physical force, such as magnetism.
   • Capable of being drawn in or appealed to: Describes someone or something that can be influenced, interested, or engaged.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • Iron is an attractable material, unlike wood. (Iron can be attracted by a magnet, unlike wood.)
  • The new policy was attractable to young voters. (The new policy was capable of appealing to young voters.)

Advanced Usage

• Scientific/Technical Context: Primarily used to describe materials that respond to magnetic forces.
  • The researcher separated the attractable metals from the waste using a large magnet.

Variants and Related Words

• Attract (verb): To draw or pull toward oneself.
• Attraction (noun): The action or power of attracting.
• Attractive (adjective): Pleasing or appealing to the senses.

Synonyms

• Magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; very attractive.
• Susceptible: Likely to be influenced or affected by something.

Antonyms

• Non-magnetic: Not capable of being magnetized.
• Repellent: Tending to drive away or resist.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. capable of being magnetized or attracted by a magnet
   • the magnetic chips of steel produced by a cutting tool are attractable by a magnet