tractile

trac·tile

T0302700 (trăk′təl, -tīl′)adj. Capable of being drawn out in length; ductile: a tractile metal.

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[From Latin tractus, past participle of trahere, to draw.]

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trac·til′i·ty (-tĭl′ĭ-tē) n.

tractile

(ˈtræktaɪl) adjcapable of being drawn out; ductile[C17: from Latin trahere to drag] tractility n

trac•tile

(ˈtræk tɪl, -taɪl)

adj. 1. capable of being drawn out in length; ductile. 2. capable of being drawn. [1620–30; < Latin trac-, variant s. of trahere to pull, draw + -tile] trac•til′i•ty (-ˈtɪl ɪ ti) n.

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Adj.

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tractile - capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy"ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensileformed - having or given a form or shape