| 单词 |
tractive |
| 释义 |
▪ I. † ˈtractive, n. Sc. Obs.
[f. L. tract-āre to treat (cf. tract v.1) + -ive.]
= tractate 1.
1558Q. Kennedy (title) Ane compendius Tractiue conforme to the Scripturis of almychtie God, ressoun, and authoritie. a1575Diurn. Occur. (Bann. Cl.) 62 The haill lordis past to the tolbuith, and thair proponit ane lang tractive, callit the confessioun of our faith.
▪ II. tractive, a.|ˈtræktɪv|
[f. L. tract-, ppl. stem of trahĕre to draw, drag + -ive.]
Having the property of drawing or pulling; used for traction.
1615Crooke Body of Man 179 The motion of the expulsiue faculty is one, and that of the tractiue another. 1691T. H[ale] Acc. New Invent. 118 Tractive and Pulsive forces upon swimming Bodies. 1839Civil Eng. & Arch. Jrnl. II. 122/2 The tractive power of the driving wheels is very much reduced. 1859Smiles Stephenson 199 The kind of tractive power to be employed in working the railway. 1894Athenæum 25 Aug. 260/1 This has necessitated much heavier engines to increase the tractive force.
†b. fig. Attractive, enticing. Obs. rare—1.
1658T. Meriton Love & War iv. ii, If your own Queen by tractive Operation work effect. |
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