'Portative' definitions:
Definition of 'Portative'
From: GCIDE
- Portative \Por"ta*tive\, a. [Cf. F. portatif.]
- 1. Portable. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Physics) Capable of holding up or carrying; as, the portative force of a magnet, of atmospheric pressure, or of capillarity. [1913 Webster]