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restitutive, a.|ˈrɛstɪˌtjuːtɪv|
[ad. L. type *restitūtīvus, f. restitūt-, ppl. stem of restituĕre: see restitute v. and -ive. So Sp. restitutivo.]
†1. Of a character consequent or dependent on restitution, or restoration to a former status.
1658–9Burton's Diary (1828) IV. 26 The question now is, what that house shall be, whether constitutive or restitutive. Restitutive is dangerous.
2. Tending to restore to a former position.
a1774Goldsm. Surv. Exp. Philos. (1776) I. 190 The restitutive force acting upon it constantly, it will acquire such an accelerated velocity, as to drive it into the opposite ellipse CO. 1884A. Daniell Princ. Physics 235 Under any given distortion within the limits of restitutive power, the restitution-pressure is equal to the product of the coefficient of restitution into the distortion. |