definitions

translative

[ trans-ley-tiv, tranz-, trans-ley-, tranz- ]
/ trænsˈleɪ tɪv, trænz-, ˈtræns leɪ-, ˈtrænz- /
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adjective

of or relating to the transfer of something from one person, position, or place to another.
of translation; serving to translate.
Grammar. noting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate a change from one state into another.

noun

the translative case.

Nearby words

translate, translater, translation, translation dictionary, translation of axes, translative, translator, transliterate, translocate, translocation, translocation down syndrome

Origin of translative

1580–90; < Latin trānslātīvus, equivalent to trānslāt(us) (see translate) + -īvus -ive
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Examples from the Web for translative

  • These movements are produced by three sorts of action: Sectional action, rotary action and translative action.

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