tractory

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noun

A tractrix.

OriginLatin tractorius →
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Meanings

nountractory (plural tractories)

plural tractories

  1. geometryA tractrix.
adjectivetractory (comparative more tractory, superlative most tractory)

comparative more tractory · superlative most tractory

  1. resembling a tractor

Origin

  1. Latintractorius“of drawing”
  2. Englishtractory

Latin tractorius (“of drawing”), from trahere, tractum (“to draw”).

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APA

tractory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tractory

MLA

“tractory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tractory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tractory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tractory.

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