characterized by or pertaining to emotion: the emotive and rational capacities of humankind. productive of or directed toward the emotions: Artistic distortion is often an emotive use of form.
portent. n. 1. a sign or indication of a future event, esp a momentous or calamitous one; omen. 2. momentous or ominous significance: a cry of dire portent. 3. a miraculous occurrence; marvel. [C16: from Latin portentum sign, omen, from portendere to portend].
obturator â(plural obturators) ( 1 surgery) An object used to obstruct a hole, such as a fissure of the palate. ( 2 engineering) Valve closure member (disk, gate, plug, etc.). ( 3 ordnance) Any device for preventing the escape of gas through the breech mechanism of a breech-loading gun; a gas check. ( photography) A camera shutter.