attention vs attracter

attracter vs attention

attention and attracter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
attention	Yes	No	No	No
attracter	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, attracter is a hypernym of attention; that is, attracter is a word with a broader meaning than attention:

attention: a general interest that leads people to want to know more
attracter: a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts

Other hypernyms of attention include attraction, attractive feature, attractor, magnet.

attention (noun)	attracter (noun)
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something	a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
a courteous act indicating affection	(physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system
a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review	an entertainer who attracts large audiences
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
the faculty or power of mental concentration
a general interest that leads people to want to know more

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