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—tractility /trak til"i tee/, n./trak"til, -tuyl/, adj.1. capable of being drawn out in length; ductile.2. capable of being drawn.
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Tractile — Tract ile, a. [L. trahere, tractum, to draw.] Capable of being drawn out in length; ductile. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tractile — index pliable, pliant, tractable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
tractile — [trak′təl, trak′tīl΄] adj. [< L tractus (see TRACTION) + ILE] that can be drawn out in length; ductile; tensile tractility [trak′til′ə tē] n … English World dictionary
tractile — trac·tile … English syllables
tractile — trac•tile [[t]ˈtræk tɪl, taɪl[/t]] adj. 1) capable of being drawn out in length; ductile 2) capable of being drawn • Etymology: 1620–30; < L trac , var. s. oftrahereto pull, draw + tile trac•til′i•ty ˈtɪl ɪ ti n … From formal English to slang
tractile — /ˈtræktaɪl/ (say traktuyl) adjective that may be drawn out in length; ductile. {Late Latin tractilis} –tractility /trækˈtɪləti/ (say trak tiluhtee), noun …
tractile — a. ductile. ♦ tractility, n … Dictionary of difficult words
tractile — adjective capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out ductile copper malleable metals such as gold they soaked the leather to made it pliable pliant molten glass made of highly tensile steel alloy • Syn: ↑ductile, ↑malle … Useful english dictionary
Traction — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Motion given to an object situated behind. < N PARAG:Traction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 traction traction Sgm: N 1 drawing drawing &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 draught draught pull haul Sgm: N 1 rake rake … English dictionary for students
Softness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Softness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 softness softness pliableness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 flexibility flexibility Sgm: N 1 pliancy pliancy pliability Sgm: N 1 sequacity sequacity malleability … English dictionary for students
