"retractive" meaning in All languages combined

See retractive on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more retractive [comparative], most retractive [superlative]
Etymology: From retract + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|retract|ive}} retract + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} retractive (comparative more retractive, superlative most retractive)
  1. Serving to retract; of the nature of a retraction.
    Sense id: en-retractive-en-adj-6txlo30v
  2. (mathematics) Mapping from a space onto a subset of that space. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-retractive-en-adj-avBuHT7G Topics: mathematics, sciences
  3. (psychology) Serving to distance or alienate. Categories (topical): Psychology
    Sense id: en-retractive-en-adj-wMH~rIrc Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: retractively

Noun [English]

Forms: retractives [plural]
Etymology: From retract + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|retract|ive}} retract + -ive Head templates: {{en-noun}} retractive (plural retractives)
  1. That which retracts or withdraws.
    Sense id: en-retractive-en-noun-O9pQi~pK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 14 15 40 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 16 14 15 42 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 13 11 53 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 7 8 69 7
  2. (grammar) A verb that serves to cancel or retract a previously established obligation. Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-retractive-en-noun-FgFmcoTp Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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