• (a.) Portable. • (a.) Capable of holding up or carrying; as, the portative force of a magnet, of atmospheric pressure, or of capillarity.
Por'ta·tive adjective [ Confer French portatif .] 1. Portable. [ Obsolete] 2. (Physics) Capable of holding up or carrying; as, the portative force of a magnet, of atmospheric pressure, or of capillarity.