different between retentor vs retentivity

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin retentor, from retentare, from retinere (“retain, hold back”), from re- + tenere.

Noun

retentor (plural retentors)

1. A muscle which holds a body part in place, notably in extended or retracted position

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Anagrams

• rottener

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin retentor, from retentare, from retinere (“retain, hold back”), from re- + tenere.

Noun

retentor m (plural retentoren or retentors or retentores, diminutive retentortje n)

1. (law) The holder of a right of retensio, i.e. to keep something one doesn't own

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• retentie

Latin

Etymology

From retentare, from retinere (“retain, hold back”), from re- + tenere.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /re?ten.tor/, [r??t??n?t??r]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /re?ten.tor/, [r??t??n?t??r]

Noun

retentor m (genitive retent?ris); third declension

1. One who holds back; detainer, retainer

Declension

Third-declension noun.

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References

• retentor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• retentor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin retentor, from retentare, from retinere (“retain, hold back”), from re- + tenere.

Noun

retentor m (plural retentores)

1. retainer (any thing or person that retains)
2. (law) holder (person who holds a property)

Adjective

retentor m (feminine singular retentora, masculine plural retentores, feminine plural retentoras, comparable)

1. retaining (that retains)

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• reter

English

Etymology

retentive +? -ity

Noun

retentivity (countable and uncountable, plural retentivities)

1. the ability to retain, potential for retention

   Synonym: retentiveness

2. (sciences) the capacity to retain magnetism after the magnetizing action

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