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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