center of attraction, the
Something or someone that attracts the most interest or curiosity. For example, The Ferris wheel is always the center of attraction at our carnival, or Jan is the center of attraction wherever she goes. This expression comes from physics, where since about 1770 it has denoted the point to which bodies tend by gravity or the action of centripetal force.
Words nearby center of attraction, the
center field,
center fielder,
center forward,
center halfback,
center jump,
center of attraction, the,
center of curvature,
center of gravity,
center of mass,
center of ossification,
center of percussion