attachment en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /əˈtæt͡ʃmənt/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From French attachement. By surface analysis, attach + -ment.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.
The “implantation window” is a short, specific phase during which attachment of the blastocyst occurs.
2005, Rebecca N. Baergen, Manual of Benirschke and Kaufmann's Pathology of the Human Placenta, page 71:
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(countable, uncountable) A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something.
I have such an attachment towards my fiancé!
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(countable, uncountable) A dependence, especially a strong one.
Through every other kind of drug experience, however, ran his attachment to alcohol.
2003, Griffith Edwards, Alcohol: The World's Favorite Drug, page 63:
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(countable, uncountable) A device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool.
Zimchenko's phone had a tape attachment, […]
1978, Walter H. Wager, Time of reckoning, page 194:
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(countable, uncountable) The means by which something is physically attached.
[The umbilical cord is] the attachment connecting the fetus with the placenta.
2012, Sinikka Elliott, Not My Kid: What Parents Believe about the Sex Lives of Their Teenagers, page 46:
- (countable, uncountable) A file sent along with a message, usually an email.
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(countable, uncountable) Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.
attachment of earnings
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(countable, uncountable) The act or process by which any (downward) leader connects to any available (upward) streamer in a lightning flash.
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
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| attachments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
non-attachment · preferential attachment · attachment disorder · unattachment · nonattachment · attachment therapy · attachment parenting · writ of attachment · overattachment · chemoattachment · reattachment · aeolian attachment · reactive attachment disorder · shower attachment · postattachment · cryoattachment · misattachment · preattachment · attachment theory · attachment of earnings
Translations (142)
nb vedlegg (file sent along with a message) · ru присоедине́ние (process or means by which something is physically attached) · el προσάρτηση (process or means by which something is physically attached) · ru приложе́ние (file sent along with a message) · la adiunctum (file sent along with a message) · ru приста́вка (device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool) · es adjunto (file sent along with a message) · es prensión (the act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching) · cmn 附件 (file sent along with a message) · bg вя́рност (strong bonding towards or with) · nl attachment (file sent along with a message) · ta பற்று (strong bonding towards or with) · lv pielikums (file sent along with a message) · hu melléklet (file sent along with a message) · fi ulosotto (legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt) · el αφοσίωση (strong bonding towards or with) · ro atașament (strong bonding towards or with) · es apegamiento (strong bonding towards or with) · fi kiintymys (strong bonding towards or with) · ro atașament (dependence, especially a strong one) · hu ragaszkodás (dependence, especially a strong one) · tr eklenti (file sent along with a message) · fi lisälaite (device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool) · pl załącznik (file sent along with a message) · da ta udlæg i (legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt) · fo fútamál (legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt) · pt apego (strong bonding towards or with) · ar مُلْحَق (process or means by which something is physically attached) · nl beslaglegging (legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt) · fr pièce jointe (file sent along with a message) · fo fútarættargerð (legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt) · eo aldono (file sent along with a message) · ast atadura (process or means by which something is physically attached) · it allegato (file sent along with a message) · pl przywiązanie (dependence, especially a strong one) · ru привя́занность (strong bonding towards or with) · ar مُرْفَق (file sent along with a message) · ru ве́рность (strong bonding towards or with) · es documento adjunto (file sent along with a message) · fi kiinnekohta (process or means by which something is physically attached) · ru приспособле́ние (device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool) · es apego (strong bonding towards or with) · ar مَوَدَّة (strong bonding towards or with) · de Attachment (file sent along with a message) · fi lisävaruste (device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool) · tr ek (file sent along with a message) · mi whakapiringa (process or means by which something is physically attached) · be уклада́нне (file sent along with a message) · it legame (strong bonding towards or with) · fi liitetiedosto (file sent along with a message) · hu tartozék (device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool) · fr attachement (dependence, especially a strong one) · no ta utlegg i (legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt) · hu hozzáerősítés (the act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching) · ko 첨부 파일 (file sent along with a message) · fi riippuvuus (dependence, especially a strong one) · lad atamiento (strong bonding towards or with) · mk прилог (file sent along with a message) · nb tvangsfullbyrdelse (legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt) · fr attachement (strong bonding towards or with) · mi whakapiringa (device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool) · cs příloha (file sent along with a message) · lad atadura (process or means by which something is physically attached) · ca fitxer adjunt (file sent along with a message) · nl gehechtheid (dependence, especially a strong one) · uk прихи́льність (strong bonding towards or with) · fi kiinnitys (process or means by which something is physically attached) · el κατάσχεση (legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt) · es archivo adjunto (file sent along with a message) · hu kötődés (strong bonding towards or with) · es ejecución (legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt) · ml അടുപ്പം (strong bonding towards or with) · fa ضمیمه (file sent along with a message) · uk укла́дення (file sent along with a message) · hu letiltás (legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt) · pt afeição (strong bonding towards or with) · ru пре́данность (dependence, especially a strong one) · te మమకారము (dependence, especially a strong one) · sv bilaga (file sent along with a message) · es inhesión (strong bonding towards or with) · no utlegg (legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt) · es afición (strong bonding towards or with) · th ความผูกพันทางจิตใจ (strong bonding towards or with) · is aðfarargerð (legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt) · es atadura (process or means by which something is physically attached) · hy կապվածություն (strong bonding towards or with) · az bağlılıq (strong bonding towards or with) · ka დანართი (file sent along with a message) · hu csatolmány (file sent along with a message) · da fogedforretning (legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt) · es adjunción (file sent along with a message) · hy կցորդ (file sent along with a message) · ro atașare (process or means by which something is physically attached) · nn vedlegg (file sent along with a message) · hy առդիր (file sent along with a message) · hu ragaszkodás (strong bonding towards or with) · da udlæg (legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt) · el εξάρτηση (dependence, especially a strong one) · es attachment (file sent along with a message) · el επισύναψη (file sent along with a message) · nn tvangsfullføring (legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt) · hu lefoglalás (legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt) · txb trenke (strong bonding towards or with) · fi liite (file sent along with a message) · hu hozzákapcsolás (the act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching) · be прыхі́льнасць (strong bonding towards or with) · pt anexo (file sent along with a message) · de Anlage (file sent along with a message) · fi kiinnike (process or means by which something is physically attached) · eo kunsendaĵo (file sent along with a message) · de Anhang (file sent along with a message) · el εξάρτημα (device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool) · ru вложе́ние (file sent along with a message) · es anejo (file sent along with a message) · io atachuro (device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool) · ca adjunt (file sent along with a message) · tr bağlılık (strong bonding towards or with) · bg привъ́рзаност (strong bonding towards or with) · bg приложе́ние (file sent along with a message) · ru прикрепле́ние (process or means by which something is physically attached) · ru крепле́ние (device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool) · ota محبت (strong bonding towards or with) · hi लगाव (strong bonding towards or with) · cy ychwanegiad (device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool) · de Dateianhang (file sent along with a message) · ga ceangaltán (file sent along with a message) · hu függés (dependence, especially a strong one) · hy արգելանք (legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt) · fr saisie (legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt) · gd tlachd (strong bonding towards or with) · hu függőség (dependence, especially a strong one) · nl bijlage (file sent along with a message) · ga astú (legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt) · sv bifogad fil (file sent along with a message) · tr bağlanma (process or means by which something is physically attached) · sa निष्ठा (strong bonding towards or with) · mk припратка (file sent along with a message) · es cariño (strong bonding towards or with) · et kaasatud fail (file sent along with a message) · fr dépendance (dependence, especially a strong one) · sv exekution (legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt) · ja 添付ファイル (file sent along with a message)