What does tractile mean?
Definitions for tractile
ˈtræk tɪl, -taɪltrac·tile
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Princeton's WordNet
ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractileadjective
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"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Tractilenoun
Capable to be drawn out or extended in length; ductile.
Etymology: tractus, Lat.
The consistences of bodies are very divers; fragile, tough; flexible, inflexible; tractile, or to be drawn forth in length, intractile. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist. №. 839.
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tractile
Tractile refers to the ability or property of being able to be drawn out or stretched without breaking or losing its original form. It's often used in the context of describing the physical properties of certain materials, like metals. The term is rarely used today, with "ductile" generally being used instead.
Webster Dictionary
Tractileadjective
capable of being drawn out in length; ductile
Anagrams for tractile »
tetrical
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tractile in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tractile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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