affiniteit

Definitions of affiniteit
  1. noun
    a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
    synonyms: binding
  2. noun
    a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
    synonyms: binding
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    types:
    medeleven, medevoelen
    a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other
    type of:
    betrekking, relatie
    an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
  3. noun
    the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule
    synonyms: aantrekkingskracht
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    type of:
    kracht
    (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
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