attachment
Pronunciation: /əˈtæt͡ʃmənt/
The English word “attachment” has 8 meanings listed here.
noun
- The act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.
- A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something.
- A dependence, especially a strong one.
- A device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool.
- The means by which something is physically attached.
- A file sent along with a message, usually an email.
- Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.
- The act or process by which any (downward) leader connects to any available (upward) streamer in a lightning flash.
Etymology
From French attachement. By surface analysis, attach + -ment.
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