(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:08:24

Por"ta*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. portatif.]

1.

Portable.

[Obs.]

2. Physics

Capable of holding up or carrying; as, the portative force of a magnet, of atmospheric pressure, or of capillarity.

 

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