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ortive

ortive adjective: of or relating to the time or act of rising; eastern.

Adjective

ortive (comparative more ortive, superlative most ortive)

  1. (archaic) Of or relating to the time or act of rising; eastern.
    • the ortive amplitude of a planet

Forms of ortive

comparativemore ortive
superlativemost ortive

Origin of ortive

From Latin ortivus.

Questions about ortive

What does ortive mean?
Ortive means of or relating to the time or act of rising; eastern.
What part of speech is ortive?
Ortive is an adjective.

Words near ortive in the dictionary

  1. orticant
  2. Ortigoza
  3. Ortigozas
  4. Ortigueira
  5. orting
  6. ortive
  7. Ortiz
  8. Ortizsoto
  9. Ortler
  10. Ortley
  11. Ortley Beach

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