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PRONUNCIATION OF DISTRACTOR

distractor  [dɪsˈtræktə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISTRACTOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Distractor 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 DISTRACTOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of distractor in the English dictionary

The definition of distractor in the dictionary is any of the incorrect choices in a multiple choice question.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISTRACTOR


abstracter
ˈæbstræktə
abstractor
ˈæbstræktə
attracter
əˈtræktə
attractor
əˈtræktə
chiropractor
ˈkaɪərəpræktə
contractor
ˈkɒntræktə
detractor
dɪˈtræktə
distracter
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 DISTRACTOR

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISTRACTOR

actor
benefactor
child actor
compactor
contactor
contributing factor
director
factor
growth factor
heavy-water reactor
nerve growth factor
nuclear reactor
power factor
protection factor
reactor
redactor
reenactor
risk factor
supporting actor
wow factor
X factor

Synonyms and antonyms of distractor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «distractor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISTRACTOR

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

Translator English - Chinese

分心
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

distractor
570 millions of speakers

English

distractor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विचलित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

للانتباه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дистрактор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

distracção
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

distractive
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

distracteur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Distractive
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Distraktor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不正解の選択肢
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

방해 자극
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Distractive
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

distractor
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிதறடிக்கும் விதமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विचलित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Distraktif
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

distrattore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prowokatora
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дистрактор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

distractorului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

distractor
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afleier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

distraktor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

distraktøranalyse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of distractor

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISTRACTOR»

The term «distractor» is regularly used and occupies the 64.188 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISTRACTOR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «distractor» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «distractor» 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 distractor

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISTRACTOR»

Discover the use of distractor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to distractor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research and Everyday ...
Method Flanker-Compatibility Task In the flanker-compatibility task, a participant is presented with a central display, that may contain a target, and a “flanker” distractor stimulus off to the side (Figure 4.10a). The participant's task is to detect the ...
E. Goldstein, 2007
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Craniomaxillofacial Reconstructive and Corrective Bone ...
Color: Black Indications: Mandibular ramus lengthening The Mandible Distractor Module Set (Figure A1.1) is composed of stainless steel implants, specifically a mandibular distractor with right foot and mandibular distractor with left foot ( Figure ...
Alex M. Greenberg, Joachim Prein, 2002
3
Neurobiology of Attention
On some trials, the displays contained an additional distractor object. When the distractor was present, its placement was manipulated so that on some trials it stood in the same spatial relationship with respect to the reference object as the ...
Laurent Itti, Geraint Rees, John K. Tsotsos, 2005
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Discovering the Leader Within: Running Small Groups Successfully
When the group experiences stress or conflict, the distractor will usually joke about the situation or redirect the ... Often the distractor is just as uncomfortable with conflict as the pleaser, but her method for handling her discomfort is different .
Randy Fujishin, 1997
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Control of Cognitive Processes: Attention and Performance XVIII
Table 27.3 F.K.'s Correct Responses to a Central Cup, As a Function of the Position and Type of Distractor, in Experiment 4 Results The number of correct responses made by F.K. on trials when the distractor was present are shown in table ...
Stephen Monsell, Jon Driver, 2000
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Cortical Mechanisms of Vision
While evidence suggested that the addition of a distractor would affect the psychophysical threshold thus making the task attentionally demanding, we tested this idea explicitly. In this preliminary experiment, the target was 1◦ square and ...
Michael Jenkin, Laurence Harris, 2009
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Interactions Between Short-Term and Long-Term Memory in the ...
When the list was followed by 30 seconds of distractor activity (counting backwards), the recency effect was eliminated but the primacy effect was unaffected. This dissociation of primacy and recency effects has been taken as strong evidence ...
Annabel Thorn, Mike Page, 2008
8
The Mind's Eye: Cognitive and Applied Aspects of Eye ...
(1995) presented visual targets and auditory distractor stimuli in close proximity and observed that saccades were directed to the average location of the two stimuli. (Incidentally, this averaging effect was accompanied by a reduction in ...
Ralph Radach, Jukka Hyona, Heiner Deubel, 2003
9
Spinal Stenosis: New Insights for the Healthcare ...
“In addition, the stabilizer may further include a stabilization base coupled to the distal end of the central engagement groove and which extends outward from the distractor and is adapted to inhibit the distractor from being inserted further ...
‎2013
10
Eye Movements: A Window on Mind and Brain
figure and signify the perceived target displacement induced by the distractor shift; in other words, they represent the spatial target positions at which the participants would have seen a perfectly stable target. The relative horizontal ...
Roger PG van Gompel, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISTRACTOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term distractor is used in the context of the following news items.
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Neuromarketing: The science behind why consumers buy
“But there is another unconscious effect that most marketers don't know about called 'distractor devaluation.' Quite a bit of research in the ... «FanIQ, Jul 15»
2
De Grecia a Francia y China, el nacionalismo vuelve pisando fuerte
Eso es lo que el presidente Vladimir Putin está haciendo en Rusia, alimentando un ciclo sin fin de nacionalismo distractor al atacar Crimea y ... «El Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
This Week in Fiction: Alejandro Zambra
In “Facsímil,” I was interested in the question of how those structures mark you: the rhetoric of options, distractor questions, the true and the ... «The New Yorker, Jun 15»
4
Confederate flag flap, a distraction and smoke screen…
What makes the Confederate Flag such a strong distractor is its broad regional appeal, and it's underlying symbolism to an earlier America ... «Nolan Chart LLC, Jun 15»
5
Ankle Distraction Made Much Easier
The system provides surgeons with easier access to the ankle from the end of the OR table—the distractor does not impede the surgical approach. Surgeons ... «OutpatientSurgery.net, Jun 15»
6
La razón de Mejía Barón
No pretendo ser un distractor más de lo que verdaderamente es importante, el juego, la cancha, el funcionamiento y el resultado, como parece ... «Diario Deportivo Record, Jun 15»
7
Customizing ADHD Evaluation
“The test has eight stages, and you can see in each stage how the patient performed and how each kind of distractor affected performance in ... «The Jewish Voice, Jun 15»
8
Make this summer a safe one on the road
Cellphone use/texting is a leading distractor, but other behaviors — such as waving at friends, as well as laughter and loud conversations ... «Grand Haven Tribune, Jun 15»
9
Danielle Trotta Wins Roush Performance Distractor Face Contest …
The ROUSH Performance Distractor Face originated in 2012, when fans submitted photos of their own faces for a chance to appear on the rear ... «PaddockTalk, Jun 15»
10
Last Chance To Vote In Roush Performance Distractor Face Contest
“It's awesome that we're including the ROUSH Performance Distractor Face in our paint scheme for the upcoming race at Chicagoland ... «PaddockTalk, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Distractor [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/distractor>. May 2024 ».
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