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Meaning of "distracter" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISTRACTER

distracter  [dɪsˈtræktə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISTRACTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Distracter is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DISTRACTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of distracter in the English dictionary

The definition of distracter in the dictionary is a person or thing that distracts.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISTRACTER


abstracter
ˈæbstræktə
abstractor
ˈæbstræktə
attracter
əˈtræktə
attractor
əˈtræktə
chiropractor
ˈkaɪərəpræktə
contractor
ˈkɒntræktə
detractor
dɪˈtræktə
distractor
dɪsˈtræktə
extractor
ɪkˈstræktə
hydroextractor
ˌhaɪdrəʊɪkˈstræktə
infractor
ɪnˈfræktə
protractor
prəˈtræktə
refractor
rɪˈfræktə
retractor
rɪˈtræktə
subcontractor
ˌsʌbkənˈtræktə
substractor
səbˈstræktə
subtracter
səbˈtræktə
subtractor
sʌbˈtræktə
tractor
ˈtræktə
varactor
ˈvɛəˌræktə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISTRACTER

distract
distractable
distracted
distractedly
distractedness
distractibility
distractible
distracting
distractingly
distraction
distractive
distractor
distrail
distrain
distrainable
distrainee
distrainer
distrainment
distrainor
distraint

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISTRACTER

acinetobacter
affecter
azotobacter
backacter
campylobacter
cartoon character
character
concocter
connecter
detecter
exacter
in character
multicharacter
one-acter
out of character
pi character
respecter
space character
sphincter
unit character

Synonyms and antonyms of distracter in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «distracter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISTRACTER

Find out the translation of distracter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of distracter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «distracter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

分心
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

distractor
570 millions of speakers

English

distracter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

distracter
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تشويش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отвлекающих раздражителей
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

distracter
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

distractedness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

distracteurs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terganggu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

distracter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ディストラクター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

distracter
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Distractedness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

distracter
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

distractedness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विचलितता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

distractedness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

distrattore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

distracter
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відволікаючих подразників
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

distracter
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εργαλείο που αποτρέπει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

distracter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

distraktorn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

distracter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of distracter

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISTRACTER»

The term «distracter» is regularly used and occupies the 88.762 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of distracter
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «distracter».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISTRACTER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «distracter» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «distracter» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about distracter

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISTRACTER»

Discover the use of distracter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to distracter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Language and Cognition in Bilinguals and Multilinguals: An ...
Each stimulus word was paired with a printed Dutch distracter word, which could be of three types: It could be orthographically related, semantically related, or unrelated to the Dutch translation of the stimulus. For instance, the stimulus yellow ...
Annette M.B. de Groot, Professor of Experimental Psycholinguistics Annette M B De Groot, 2011
2
Connectionist Models of Cognition and Perception: ...
Lupker [19] proposed that picture-word stimuli activate primarily category-level information, shared by target and distracter representations. If competition for selection depends only on category level information no effect of the relative similarity ...
‎2002
3
Structural Information Theory: The Simplicity of Visual Form
The actual S values are indicated above the configurations in Figures 12.1 and 12.2 and are assessed as follows: Figure 12.1A: I(c) : 13, namely, for the target (6 ) and the fourfold repeat (1) of the distracter (6). I(d) : 7, namely, for the fivefold ...
Emanuel Leeuwenberg, Peter A. van der Helm, 2012
4
Cognitive and affective control
Response accuracy and RT data were submitted to separate 2 X 2 X 2 repeated —measures ANOVAs with distracter congruence (congruent versus incongruent) and task— relevance (relevant or irrelevant) as within—subjects factors and task  ...
Gilles Pourtois
5
Kaplan TOEFL IBT with CD-ROM
Each distracter maybe one of the following: Distracter 1: The infinitive refers to the wrong action or state. This is why you must correctly identify the student's need or the type of lecture. A student who complains and asks for a new roommate ...
Kaplan, 2009
6
Kaplan TOEFL IBT Premier 2014-2015 with 4 Practice Tests: ...
Each distracter may be one of the following: Distracter 1: The infinitive refers to the wrong action or state. This is why you must correctly identify the student's need or the type of lecture. A student who complains and asks for a new roommate ...
Kaplan, 2014
7
The Handbook of Multisensory Processes
location (enhancer trials) or be on the opposite side (distracter trials). Depending on the task, the subject had to orient toward a visual or an auditory target, and the costimulus, which had to be ignored, could occur in the same or in the other ...
Gemma Calvert, Charles Spence, Barry E. Stein, 2004
8
The Handbook of Cognitive Neuropsychology: What Deficits ...
conditions: In the ignored prime condition, the distracter (green) letter in each pair was identical to the subsequent target (red) letter. In the unrelated distracter condition, the distracter letter and the following target letter were different. NP was ...
Brenda Rapp, 2001
9
Neurobiology of Attention
121 Opposite distracter AB C 2.5 Primed similar distracter Other similar distracter Opposite dist. 0 100 200 Time from stimulus presentation (ms) FIGURE 21.2 Gaze behavior and neural modulation in FEF during conjunction visual search.
Laurent Itti, Geraint Rees, John K. Tsotsos, 2005
10
Third Language Acquisition in Adulthood
... 20 Total items/RC 7/120 (6%) 19/120 (16%) Total items/RC 18/120 (15%) 22/ 120 (18%) L1 Russian type I 120 type I 120 Word Order 6 (86%) 7 (37%) Distracter (linear) 10 (56%) 21 (95%) Distracter (NP/RC) 0 11 (58%) Distracter ( NP/RC) 7 ...
Jennifer Cabrelli Amaro, Suzanne Flynn, Jason Rothman, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISTRACTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term distracter is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Men and masculinity
The questionnaire also contained distracter questions to divert from the real point of the study. The men who had been given falsely low results ... «WellBeing, Jul 15»
2
Three Meditation Techniques for College Life
The mantra is not a distracter but rather a reminder of the peace we all have access to within ourselves. I have a special list of three chants to ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
3
Young Star Spent Years Sparking Controversy; Now He's Turning …
Fame and fortune can be a distracter from what's really important in life. “Justin certainly loves God and is passionate about being…the man ... «Western Journalism, Jun 15»
4
The liberalization of America...and Christianity!!!
However, conservatism is primarily a political (or ideological) label and mustn't' become a distracter nor a stumbling block to the essence of ... «RenewAmerica, Jun 15»
5
Man Up, Bro: Men Tend To Overcompensate When Their …
... they laced these questions with other “distracter questions” so that the students would not get an idea of what was actually being asked. «Medical Daily, Jun 15»
6
Healing cleft palates, at a lower cost
... assistant professor in the VSPM Dental College's department of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopaedics, designed the intra-oral distracter ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
7
Driven to distraction: Low attention to food leads to later snacking
... that distraction increased later snack intake and this effect was larger when participants were more motivated to engage with the distracter. «FoodNavigator.com, Jun 15»
8
Make-up tips before you go for interview
Glitter and sparkles look best during nightouts. So, one should avoid using them while heading to office as they act as a distracter. 5. No blush ... «m.indiatvnews.com, Jun 15»
9
The best new glitter varnishes for toes
The great thing about wearing glitter on your toenails is that it works as a marvellous distracter. In dancing around, all razzy and “woo-hoo! «The Guardian, Jun 15»
10
Fralick, defense star in spring game
... at the end of the first half and from 52 at the end of regulation with the entire defensive roster across the line of scrimmage playing distracter. «Daily Sparks Tribune, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Distracter [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/distracter>. Apr 2024 ».
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