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单词 tractile
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tractile

[ trak-til, -tahyl ]
/ ˈtræk tɪl, -taɪl /
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adjective

capable of being drawn out in length; ductile.
capable of being drawn.

Origin of tractile

1620–30; <Latin tract(us) (see traction) + -ile

OTHER WORDS FROM tractile

trac·til·i·ty [trak-til-i-tee], /trækˈtɪl ɪ ti/, noun

Words nearby tractile

tractable, Tractarian, Tractarianism, tractate, tract house, tractile, traction, traction alopecia, traction control, traction diverticulum, traction engine
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Example sentences from the Web for tractile

  • The shy hairy men who herd the tractile flocks might be, except for some added clothing, the very brethren of David.

    The Land of Little Rain|Mary Austin

  • He was a drawing card, a veritable bargain counter or church scandal in his tractile powers.

    The Army Mule and Other War Sketches|Henry A. Castle

British Dictionary definitions for tractile

tractile
/ (ˈtræktaɪl) /

adjective

capable of being drawn out; ductile

Derived forms of tractile

tractility (trækˈtɪlɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for tractile

C17: from Latin trahere to drag
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Words related to tractile

flexible, supple, workable, adaptable, soft, malleable, elastic, plastic, flexile, compliant, ductile, governable, impressionable, manageable, pliant, submissive, tractable, yielding, moldable, transformable
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