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attention getter

attention getter noun: a warning light within an aircraft, indicating malfunction.

Noun

attention getter (plural attention getters)

  1. A warning light within an aircraft, indicating malfunction.
    • 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.1980, Aircraft Alerting Systems Standardization Study, Phase I, page 9
    • 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.2009, David Wyatt, Mike Tooley, Aircraft Electrical and Electronic Systems, page 228

Forms of attention getter

pluralattention getters

Questions about attention getter

What does attention getter mean?
Attention getter means a warning light within an aircraft, indicating malfunction.
What part of speech is attention getter?
Attention getter is a noun.
What is the plural of attention getter?
The plural of attention getter is attention getters.

Words near attention getter in the dictionary

  1. attention deficit disorders
  2. attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
  3. attention deficit hyperactivity disordered
  4. attention economies
  5. attention economy
  6. attention getter
  7. attention getters
  8. attention line
  9. attention lines
  10. attention seeker
  11. attention seekers

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