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vetovoima — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • allure noun A powerful, attractive charm or appeal that draws people in.
  • appeal noun A formal request to a higher court to review and change a lower court's decision.
  • attraction noun A place, event, or thing that draws visitors or interest.
  • chemistry noun The branch of science concerned with the composition, properties, and reactions of substances.
  • pull verb To apply force to something so it moves toward you.
  • traction noun The grip a wheel, tyre, or foot has on a surface, preventing it from slipping.

Senses

vetovoima is used for these senses in English:

  • attraction The tendency to attract.
  • chemistry (informal) The mutual attraction between two people; rapport.
  • gravitational force (physics) A very long-range, but relatively weak fundamental force of attraction that acts between all particles that have mass; believed to be mediated by gravitons.
  • pull (uncountable) An attractive force which causes motion towards the source.
  • pull (uncountable, figurative) Appeal or attraction.
  • traction The pulling power of an engine or animal.

allure — full definition

  1. noun A powerful, attractive charm or appeal that draws people in.
  2. verb To attract or tempt someone strongly.

appeal — full definition

  1. noun A formal request to a higher court to review and change a lower court's decision.
  2. noun A serious or urgent request for help, support, or something desired.
  3. noun The quality of being attractive or interesting.
  4. verb To formally request that a higher court review a decision.
  5. verb To be attractive or interesting to someone.

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