Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

attention getter

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables: at-ten-tion get-ter
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A warning light within an aircraft, indicating malfunction.

Example Sentences

"The results indicated significant performance degradation when a master visual attention-getter was not used. Mean detection times were substantially slower in the absence of an attention-getter in the pilot's primary field of vision."
"Master caution and warning systems were developed to ease pilot workload, particularly on aircraft designed for operation without a flight engineer. In addition to the attention getter, it also directs the pilot towards the problem area concerned."

Inflected Forms

attention getters (plural)

Questions

What does attention getter mean?: A warning light within an aircraft, indicating malfunction.

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