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 Definitions of Attachment  [əˈtætʃ mənt]  

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Definition of 'Attachment' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) attachment
the act of attaching or the state of being attached.

2.  attachment
a feeling that binds one to a person, thing, cause, ideal, or the like; devotion; regard.

3.  attachment
something that attaches; a fastening or tie.

4.  attachment
an additional or supplementary device:
attachments for an electric drill.

5.  attachment
seizure of property or persons by legal authority, esp. seizure of a defendant's property as security for debt.

6.  attachment
something attached, as a document added to a letter.

Etymology:  (1400–50)

Definition of 'Attachment' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) attachment, fond regard
a feeling of affection for a person or an institution

2. (noun) attachment
a supplementary part or accessory

3. (noun) attachment
a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding

4. (noun) attachment, bond
a connection that fastens things together

5. (noun) attachment, adherence, adhesion
faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
"attachment to a formal agenda"; "adherence to a fat-free diet"; "the adhesion of Seville was decisive"

6. (noun) attachment, affixation
the act of attaching or affixing something

7. (noun) fastening, attachment
the act of fastening things together


Definition of 'Attachment' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) attachment
a computer file sent with email
to open the attachment

2.  attachment
an extra part for a piece of equipment
Attachments are sold separately.

3.  attachment
a feeling of great affection
a passionate attachment to his country


Definition of 'Attachment' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Attachment
the act attaching, or state of being attached; close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; an/ passion of affection that binds a person; as, an attachment to a friend, or to a party

2. (noun) Attachment
that by which one thing is attached to another; connection; as, to cut the attachments of a muscle

3. (noun) Attachment
something attached; some adjunct attached to an instrument, machine, or other object; as, a sewing machine attachment (i. e., a device attached to a sewing machine to enable it to do special work, as tucking, etc.)

4. (noun) Attachment
a seizure or taking into custody by virtue of a legal process

5. (noun) Attachment
the writ or percept commanding such seizure or taking


Definition of 'Attachment' Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms 

1.  Attachment
See attach.


Translation of 'Attachment' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: something extra attached
There are several attachments for this food-mixer.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: passtuk, bykomstigheid Arabic flag Arabic: أداة مُلْحَقَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: добавки
Brazilian flag Brazilian: anexo Czech flag Czech: příslušenství German flag German: die Anlage, das Zusatzger
Danish flag Danish: tilbehør Greek flag Greek: επιπλέον εξάρτημα Spanish flag Spanish: accesorio
Estonian flag Estonian: lisaseade Farsi flag Farsi: مخلفات؛ ضمائم Finnish flag Finnish: liite
French flag French: accessoire Hebrew flag Hebrew: אָבִיזַר Hindi flag Hindi: लगाव
Croatian flag Croatian: dodatak Hungarian flag Hungarian: tartozék Indonesian flag Indonesian: tambahan perlengkapan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: fylgihlutur Italian flag Italian: accessorio Japanese flag Japanese: 付属物
Korean flag Korean: 부속물 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: pridėtinė dalis, priedas Latvian flag Latvian: ierīce; papilddetaļa
Malay flag Malay: penyambungan Dutch flag Dutch: hulpstuk Norwegian flag Norwegian: tilbehør, tilleggsutstyr
Polish flag Polish: dodatek, przystawka Persian flag Persian: مخلفات؛ ضمائم Pashto flag Pashto: ملحقات، ضمایم
Portuguese flag Portuguese: acessório Romanian flag Romanian: accesoriu Russian flag Russian: насадка
Slovak flag Slovak: príslušenstvo Slovenian flag Slovenian: priključek Serbian flag Serbian: dodatak
Swedish flag Swedish: tillbehör, tillsats Thai flag Thai: อุปกรณ์เพิ่ม Turkish flag Turkish: ek parça
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 附件 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: пристосування Urdu flag Urdu: ملحقات ،
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: phụ tùng Chinese flag Chinese: 附件

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