retentivity

English

noun
Definitions
  • the ability to retain, potential for retention
  • (sciences) the capacity to retain magnetism after the magnetizing action

Etymology

Suffix from English retentive root from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ten-

Gloss

stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex

Concept
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Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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