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PORTATIVE
Etymology
Adjective
portative (comparative more portative, superlative most portative)
(now, rare) Portable. [from 14th c.]
(obsolete) Capable of holding up or carrying. [15th-19th c.]
Noun
portative (plural portatives)
(now, chiefly, historical) A portative organ.
Anagrams
• vaporetti
Source: Wiktionary
Por"ta*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. portatif.]
1. Portable. [Obs.]
2. (Physics)
Definition: Capable of holding up or carrying; as, the portative force of a magnet, of atmospheric pressure, or of capillarity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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