attachment

Енглески

 attachment on Wikipedia

Etymology

From Француски attachement, equivalent to Африканс.

Pronunciation

  • МФА(кључ): /əˈtæt͡ʃmənt/
  • (file)

Noun

attachment (countable and uncountable, plural attachments)

  1. The act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.
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  2. A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something.
    I have such an attachment towards my fiancé!
  3. A dependence, especially a strong one.
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  4. A device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool.
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  5. The means by which something is physically attached.
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  6. (computing) A file sent along with a message, usually an email.
  7. (law) Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.
    attachment of earnings
  8. (meteorology) 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

Derived terms

Translations


Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Енглески attachment.

Pronunciation

  • МФА(кључ): /ɛˈtɛtʃmənt/, /ɑˈtɛtʃmənt/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: at‧tach‧ment

Noun

attachment m or n (plural attachments)

  1. attachment (to an email)
    Синоним: bijlage
  2. (psychology) attachment, personal bonding