attachment

B1
Pronunciation
/əˈtætʃmənt/
Noun
8 definition(s)
1 Definition

The act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.

2 Definition

A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something.

Example Sentences
  • I have such an attachment towards my fiancé!
3 Definition

A dependence, especially a strong one.

4 Definition

A device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool.

5 Definition

The means by which something is physically attached.

6 Definition

A file sent along with an email.

7 Definition

Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.

Example Sentences
  • attachment of earnings
8 Definition

The act or process by which any (downward) leader connects to any available (upward) streamer in a lightning flash.

Example Sentences
  • 2009, Jakke Mäkelä, Eero Karvinen, Niko Porjo, Antti Mäkelä and Tapio Tuomi, Attachment of Natural Lightning Flashes to Trees: Preliminary Statistical Characteristics, published in the Journal of Lightning Research, volume 1