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strictive

strictive adjective: that restricts or constricts, such as by causing a stricture.

Adjective

strictive (not comparable)

  1. That restricts or constricts, such as by causing a stricture.
    • Near-synonyms: restrictive, stricturing, constrictive
    • It is argued that both of these strictive effects are induced by the Maxwell stress.2015, Peng Zhou, “On the Coupling Effects between Elastic and Electromagnetic Fields from the Perspective of Conservation of Energy”, in arXiv

Synonyms of strictive

Words formed from strictive

Questions about strictive

What does strictive mean?
Strictive means that restricts or constricts, such as by causing a stricture.
What part of speech is strictive?
Strictive is an adjective.

Words near strictive in the dictionary

  1. strictest
  2. strictification
  3. strictinin
  4. striction
  5. strictish
  6. strictive
  7. strictlier
  8. strictliest
  9. strictly
  10. strictly better
  11. strictly decreasing

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