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Tractile vs Tractive - What's the difference?

tractile | tractive |

As adjectives the difference between tractile and tractive

is that tractile is capable of being drawn out in length; ductile while tractive is pertaining to traction.

tractile

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Capable of being drawn out in length; ductile.
    • (Bacon)
    (Webster 1913)

    tractive

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Pertaining to traction.
    • This locomotive develops 130,000 pounds of tractive effort.
  • * 1912 , Flight [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ZTY6AQAAMAAJ]
    • The outer third of the wing of a vulture consists of the wing tips. The inner two-thirds of the wing are cambered (when the wing is extended), and are concerned with lifting effort in unsoarable air and with lifting and tractive effort in soarable air.

    Derived terms

    * tractiveness