tractile
Americanadjective
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capable of being drawn out in length; ductile.
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capable of being drawn.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- tractility noun
Etymology
Origin of tractile
Example Sentences
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The polyphonic narrative structure feels suitable for a novel that draws heavily on musical composition, particularly Bach’s fugues, which Wasserman adeptly uses to illustrate the tractile nature of memory.
From New York Times
In the dog, the claws are not tractile.
From Project Gutenberg
It will of its own accord dispose itself as an inclined plane, and receiving obliquely the reaction of the air, it transfers into tractile force a part of the vertical impulsion it has received.
From Project Gutenberg
The error in question is, that hard-surfaced wheels will not bite on a moderately rough surface, sufficiently to give an efficient tractile power.
From Project Gutenberg
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