In like manner, sulphur represents the active and passive principle of fire: the contractive force, or negative electricity-oxygen-produces flame; and the Dilative force, or positive electricity-hydrogen-produces warmth.
"Literary Remains, Vol. 2"
Coleridge
There is a pleasant Dilative sensation in receiving a message on board a steamer, especially when the messenger has to seek you among the Salon passengers.
"The Book of Khalid"
Ameen Rihani