re·ten·tiv·i·ty (r  t n-t v -t)n. 1. a. The quality or state of being retentive. b. Capacity or power of retaining. 2. Physics The capacity for a body to remain magnetized after the magnetizing field has ceased to exert an effect. |
retentivity [ˌriːtɛnˈtɪvɪtɪ]
n
1. the state or quality of being retentive
2. (Physics / General Physics) Physics another name for remanence
| retentivity (rtn-tv-t) See remanence. |
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| Noun | 1. | retentivity - the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger" |
| 2. | retentivity - the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired acquisitiveness - strong desire to acquire and possess | |
| 3. | retentivity - the power of retaining liquid; "moisture retentivity of soil" impermeability, impermeableness - the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid urinary retention - holding urine in the urinary bladder; "he has a problem with urinary retention" |
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