retentivenessn.

Brit.

/rᵻˈtɛntᵻvnᵻs/, U.S.

/rəˈtɛn(t)ɪvnᵻs/,

/riˈtɛn(t)ɪvnᵻs/

Forms: see retentive adj.¹ and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: retentive adj.¹, -ness suffix.

Etymology: < retentive adj.¹ + -ness suffix.

1. The state or quality of being retentive (in various senses); the power or faculty of retaining something.Frequently with regard to memory; cf. retentive adj.¹ 3, retention n. 2a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > self-possession or self-control > [noun]

repressiona1413

governailc1425

willc1480

self-rule1532

coldness1548

stay1556

presentness of mind1598

coolness1607

cold blooda1609

temper1611

self-discipline1612

retention?1615

presence of mind?1624

self-governance1630

retentiveness1641

self-command1651

self-mastery1652

self-control1653

self-direction1653

self-restraint1656

self-possession1665

possessednessa1698

self-regulation1698

possession1703

retenue1747

sang-froid1750

self-collection1761

render1768

self-collectedness1805

self-repression1821

self-containedness1835

unimpulsiveness1860

cool-headedness1881

sophrosyne1889

cool1964

the mind > mental capacity > memory > retention in the mind > [noun] > capacity for

retentiveness1641

recollectiveness1824

retentivity1865

unforgetfulness1888

the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > state of being thick enough to retain form > [noun] > cohesiveness

toughnessc1440

tenacity1555

retinence1642

tenaciousness1658

cohesiveness1727

clinginess1775

cohesibility1826

retentiveness1879

1641 T. Heywood Life of Merlin xxxvi. 346 Where Mercuries Star is predominant, it portends..a volubility in speech, and retentivenes of memory.

1685 tr. B. Gracián y Morales Courtiers Oracle 261 When one finds himself moved, retentiveness should beat the retreat, lest the choler may be more heated.

1724 V. Nalson Twenty Serm. xii. 239 Two Dispositions are necessary to follow the Hearing of the Word, Retentiveness to keep it in Mind, and Patience.

1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. 301 The acuteness of our senses,..the retentiveness of our memory.

1817 Edinb. Encycl. (1830) XI. 199/1 To increase the retentiveness of moisture, some short stable dung or other litter is added.

1864 A. Bain Senses & Intellect (ed. 2) Introd. i. 5 A third fact or property of the Intellect is Retentiveness.

1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) II. 172 The clay-land farmer endeavours to counteract the heaviness and retentiveness of his land.

1901 E. L. Thorndike Human Nature Club (ed. 2) viii. 86 Her general retentiveness was surely twice as good as that of any other child in the class.

1954 J. Cheever in New Yorker 10 Apr. 29/1 He was proud of the retentiveness and reach of his memory.

2003 J. Stevenson in D. Adebayo et al. New Writing 12 177 The coercive fast is also a feature of native Irish law,..a testimony to the impressive retentiveness of the Irish tradition, since the Hindu culture is a distant and ancient relation of our own.

2. Magnetism. The ability of a substance to retain magnetism after having been magnetized; = retentivity n. 3.In some contexts the retentiveness of a substance is defined as the retentivity of the substance multiplied by 4π.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > magnetism > [noun] > residual magnetism

retentiveness1832

retentivity1881

remanence1891

1832 P. M. Roget Treat. Electr., Galvanism, Magnetism, & Electro-magnetism Magnetism i. 10/2 (heading) Different qualities of iron and steel with regard to magnetic susceptibility and retentiveness.

1886 Philos. Trans. 1885 (Royal Soc.) 176 460 The ordinate OB is what is generally meant by the residual induction after great magnetising force, or the ‘retentiveness’.

1924 C. R. Underhill Magnets i. 21 The property whereby a magnetic material independently remains a magnet is called retentiveness.

1939 L. F. Bates Mod. Magn. ii. 58 A considerable intensity of magnetisation, equal to Ob/4π, which is termed the retentivity of the material... Some authorities, e.g. Ewing, term the residual induction Ob the retentiveness.

2004 G. Klempner & I. Kerszenbaum Operation & Maintenance Large Turbo-generators xi. 507 For low-carbon steels (with little or no retentiveness), a continuous application of magnetic particles is done while the magnetizing current is on.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	retentiveness
释义	retentivenessn. Brit. /rᵻˈtɛntᵻvnᵻs/, U.S. /rəˈtɛn(t)ɪvnᵻs/, /riˈtɛn(t)ɪvnᵻs/ Forms: see retentive adj.¹ and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: retentive adj.¹, -ness suffix. Etymology: < retentive adj.¹ + -ness suffix. 1. The state or quality of being retentive (in various senses); the power or faculty of retaining something.Frequently with regard to memory; cf. retentive adj.¹ 3, retention n. 2a. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > self-possession or self-control > [noun] repressiona1413 governailc1425 willc1480 self-rule1532 coldness1548 stay1556 presentness of mind1598 coolness1607 cold blooda1609 temper1611 self-discipline1612 retention?1615 presence of mind?1624 self-governance1630 retentiveness1641 self-command1651 self-mastery1652 self-control1653 self-direction1653 self-restraint1656 self-possession1665 possessednessa1698 self-regulation1698 possession1703 retenue1747 sang-froid1750 self-collection1761 render1768 self-collectedness1805 self-repression1821 self-containedness1835 unimpulsiveness1860 cool-headedness1881 sophrosyne1889 cool1964 the mind > mental capacity > memory > retention in the mind > [noun] > capacity for retentiveness1641 recollectiveness1824 retentivity1865 unforgetfulness1888 the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > state of being thick enough to retain form > [noun] > cohesiveness toughnessc1440 tenacity1555 retinence1642 tenaciousness1658 cohesiveness1727 clinginess1775 cohesibility1826 retentiveness1879 1641 T. Heywood Life of Merlin xxxvi. 346 Where Mercuries Star is predominant, it portends..a volubility in speech, and retentivenes of memory. 1685 tr. B. Gracián y Morales Courtiers Oracle 261 When one finds himself moved, retentiveness should beat the retreat, lest the choler may be more heated. 1724 V. Nalson Twenty Serm. xii. 239 Two Dispositions are necessary to follow the Hearing of the Word, Retentiveness to keep it in Mind, and Patience. 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. 301 The acuteness of our senses,..the retentiveness of our memory. 1817 Edinb. Encycl. (1830) XI. 199/1 To increase the retentiveness of moisture, some short stable dung or other litter is added. 1864 A. Bain Senses & Intellect (ed. 2) Introd. i. 5 A third fact or property of the Intellect is Retentiveness. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) II. 172 The clay-land farmer endeavours to counteract the heaviness and retentiveness of his land. 1901 E. L. Thorndike Human Nature Club (ed. 2) viii. 86 Her general retentiveness was surely twice as good as that of any other child in the class. 1954 J. Cheever in New Yorker 10 Apr. 29/1 He was proud of the retentiveness and reach of his memory. 2003 J. Stevenson in D. Adebayo et al. New Writing 12 177 The coercive fast is also a feature of native Irish law,..a testimony to the impressive retentiveness of the Irish tradition, since the Hindu culture is a distant and ancient relation of our own. 2. Magnetism. The ability of a substance to retain magnetism after having been magnetized; = retentivity n. 3.In some contexts the retentiveness of a substance is defined as the retentivity of the substance multiplied by 4π. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > magnetism > [noun] > residual magnetism retentiveness1832 retentivity1881 remanence1891 1832 P. M. Roget Treat. Electr., Galvanism, Magnetism, & Electro-magnetism Magnetism i. 10/2 (heading) Different qualities of iron and steel with regard to magnetic susceptibility and retentiveness. 1886 Philos. Trans. 1885 (Royal Soc.) 176 460 The ordinate OB is what is generally meant by the residual induction after great magnetising force, or the ‘retentiveness’. 1924 C. R. Underhill Magnets i. 21 The property whereby a magnetic material independently remains a magnet is called retentiveness. 1939 L. F. Bates Mod. Magn. ii. 58 A considerable intensity of magnetisation, equal to Ob/4π, which is termed the retentivity of the material... Some authorities, e.g. Ewing, term the residual induction Ob the retentiveness. 2004 G. Klempner & I. Kerszenbaum Operation & Maintenance Large Turbo-generators xi. 507 For low-carbon steels (with little or no retentiveness), a continuous application of magnetic particles is done while the magnetizing current is on. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1641
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