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Meaning of "retractility" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RETRACTILITY

retractility  [ˌriːtrækˈtɪlɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RETRACTILITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Retractility is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RETRACTILITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of retractility in the English dictionary

The definition of retractility in the dictionary is the quality of being retractile.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RETRACTILITY


antifertility
ˌæntɪfɜːˈtɪlɪtɪ
contractility
ˌkɒntrækˈtɪlɪtɪ
disutility
ˌdɪsjuːˈtɪlɪtɪ
ductility
dʌkˈtɪlɪtɪ
erectility
ɪrɛkˈtɪlɪtɪ
fertility
fɜːˈtɪlɪtɪ
futility
fjuːˈtɪlɪtɪ
gentility
dʒɛnˈtɪlɪtɪ
infertility
ˌɪnfɜːˈtɪlɪtɪ
inutility
ˌɪnjuːˈtɪlɪtɪ
motility
məʊˈtɪlɪtɪ
pulsatility
ˌpʌlsəˈtɪlɪtɪ
sectility
sɛkˈtɪlɪtɪ
subfertility
ˌsʌbfɜːˈtɪlɪtɪ
subtilty
sʌbˈtɪlɪtɪ
tactility
tækˈtɪlɪtɪ
tortility
tɔːˈtɪlɪtɪ
tractility
trækˈtɪlɪtɪ
utility
juːˈtɪlɪtɪ
vibratility
ˌvaɪbrəˈtɪlɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RETRACTILITY

retrace
retraceable
retracement
retracer
retrack
retract
retractability
retractable
retractation
retractibility
retractible
retractile
retraction
retractive
retractively
retractor
retrain
retrainable
retrainee
retraining

WORDS THAT END LIKE RETRACTILITY

ability
accessibility
availability
capability
compatibility
disability
durability
eligibility
facility
flexibility
functionality
liability
mobility
nobility
possibility
probability
reliability
responsibility
stability
sustainability
visibility

Synonyms and antonyms of retractility in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «retractility» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RETRACTILITY

Find out the translation of retractility to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of retractility from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «retractility» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

伸缩性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

retractility
570 millions of speakers

English

retractility
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

retractility
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

انكماش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

retractility
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

retractility
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রত্যাহারে ক্ষমতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rétractilité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Retractility
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

retractility
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

伸縮性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

신축성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Retractility
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tính co rút
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

retractility
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मागे घेणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

retractility
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

retractility
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

retractility
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

retractility
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

retractility
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

retractility
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

intrek baarheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

retractility
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

retractility
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of retractility

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RETRACTILITY»

The term «retractility» is normally little used and occupies the 116.505 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RETRACTILITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about retractility

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RETRACTILITY»

Discover the use of retractility in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to retractility and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Surgical Journal
cles, tendons, aponeuroses — adhesions which are followed by the gravest consequences from a functional point of view. Two fundamental properties of cicatrices now need consideration; these are retractility and elasticity. Retractility.
‎1909
2
The Theory and Practice of Obstetrics
[Retractility. — The term retractility seems both to myself and M. Pajot much preferable to that of ^contractility of tissue, by which it has often been designated. Retractility is a property in virtue of which the uterus, when relieved partly or entirely ...
Pierre Cazeaux, Stéphane Tarnier, Robert J. Hess, 1886
3
A Theoretical and Practical Treatise on Midwifery: Including ...
[Retractility. — The terra retractility seems both to myself and M. Pajot much preferable to that of contractility of tissue, by which it has often been designated. Retractility is a property in virtue of which the uterus, when relieved partly or entirely of ...
Pierre Cazeaux, Stéphane Tarnier, 1877
4
Obstetrics: the Theory and Practice: Including the Diseases ...
The term retractility seems both to myself and M. Pajot much preferable to that of conlractility of tissue, by which it has often been designated. Retractility is a property in virtue of which the uterus, when relieved partly or entirely of its contents, ...
Pierre Cazeaux, Stéphane Tarnier, Robert J. Hess, 1885
5
Theory and practice of obstetrics including diseases of ...
The terra retractility seems both to myself and M. Pajot much preferable to that of contraclili/y of tissue, by which it has often been designated. Retractility is a property in virtue of which the uterus, when relieved partly or entirely of its contents, ...
Pierre Cazeaux, 1889
6
The Medical and Surgical Reporter
Thus the character of retractility was supposed to be an indication of actual disease of the urinary organs. This supposed distinction has attracted much attention on the Continent. Unfortunately Lepine and Cazeneuve have shown that the ...
‎1882
7
Physician and Surgeon
Thus the character of retractility was supposed to be an indication of actual disease of the urinary organs. This supposed distinction has attracted much attention on the Continent. Unfortunately Lupine and Cazeneuve have shown that the ...
‎1882
8
Denver Medical Times
Retractility is that property of the uterus by which after expansion it returns to the size of its contents. This causes the walls of the uterus to increase in thickness. Retractility aids involution and prevents hemorrhage. Expansibility and retractility  ...
‎1904
9
The New England Journal of Medicine
(b) reclotting phenomenon; (c) retractility of clot; (d) firmness of clot; (e) effect of suitable amounts of calcium on the coagulation time. The tests for prothrombin time, antithrombin and fibrinogen may be of value in certain instances. ' . Purpura  ...
‎1917
10
Cyclopaedia of obstetrics and gynecology
Ed.] The uterus diminishes in volume, and retracts as it gets rid of the child, but this retractility does not become at all marked till a few minutes have elapsed from the birth of the child, and then it is that the third stage of labor begins.
Egbert Henry Grandin, 1887

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