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translatory, a.|trɑːnsˈleɪtərɪ, træns-, ˈtrɑːnslətərɪ, ˈtræns-, -nz-| [f. translator: see -ory2.] †1. Characterized by transferring from one to another. Obs. rare.
1727Swift Art Polit. Lying ⁋6 Wks. 1755 III. i. 117 He divides Political Lyes into several species... The translatory is a lye, that transfers the merit of a man's good action to another who is [etc.]. 2. Of or pertaining to physical translation; = translational b.
1849Noad Electricity (ed. 3) 267 The negative tension of an insulated metal is sensibly augmented by giving a translatory motion to the gas which attacks its surface. 1860Tyndall Glac. ii. xxix. 403 Owing to the quicker translatory movement. 1881― Floating Matter of Air ii. 60 The Bacteria lost their translatory power, fell to the bottom, and left the liquid..clear. |