protraction

[ proh-trak-shuhn, pruh- ]
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noun
  1. the act of protracting; prolongation; extension.

  1. something that is protracted.

  2. a drawing or rendering to scale.

Origin of protraction

1
1525–35; <Late Latin prōtractiōn- (stem of prōtractiō) prolongation. See protract, -ion

Other words from protraction

  • non·pro·trac·tion, noun
  • o·ver·pro·trac·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for protraction

protraction

/ (prəˈtrækʃən) /


noun
  1. the act or process of protracting

  2. the state or condition of being protracted

  1. a prolongation or protrusion

  2. an extension of something in time or space

  3. something that is extended in time or space

  4. the irregular lengthening of a syllable that is usually short

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