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Definition of Translative
1. a. tropical; figurative; as, a translative sense.
Definition of Translative
1. Adjective. of, or relating to the movement of a person or thing from one place to another ¹
2. Adjective. of, or relating to the translation of language ¹
3. Adjective. (linguistics) of, or relating to the translative case ¹
4. Noun. the translative case ¹
5. Noun. a word in the translative case ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Translative
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Translative
Literary usage of Translative
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Elements of Jurisprudence by Thomas Erskine Holland (1917)
"A translative fact may operate wholly 'inter vivos,' or it may pass a right from
a deceased ... The right passed by the translative fact cannot, as a rule, ..."
2. A Finnish Grammar by Charles Eliot (1890)
"By an extension of this use the translative is used almost like n^ ' the essive
... The translative can be used idiomatically in such phrases as He speaks ..."
3. Electricity: What is It? by W. Denham Verschoyle (1908)
"Its translative motion, when subjected to extraneous force, in which case it must
be considered as a moving point. Now, in the full consideration of all ..."
4. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1888)
"By considering the entire mass of rod concentrated at centre of gravity of latter
to determine translative forces and then combining the result with the ..."
5. A Supplementary English Glossary by Thomas Lewis Owen Davies (1881)
"translative, tropical; transferring from one sense or language to another.
The pedantic Mr. Brand in the second extract need have made no apology, ..."
6. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members (1888)
"By considering the.entire mass of rod concentrated at centre of gravity of latter
to determine translative forces and then combining the result with the ..."
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