| protract | 1. To draw out or lengthen in time or (rarely) in space; to continue; to prolong; as, to protract an argument; to protract a war. 2. To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer; as, to protract a decision or duty. 3. To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot. 4. <zoology> To extend; to protrude; as, the cat can protract its claws; opposed to retract. Origin: L. Protractus, p. P. Of protrahere to forth, protract; pro forward + trahere to draw. See Portrait, Portray. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| protraction | In dentistry, the extension of teeth or other maxillary or mandibular structures into a position anterior to normal. Origin: see protractor Mandibular protraction, a type of facial anomaly in which the gnathion lies anterior to the orbital plane. Maxillary protraction, a type of facial anomaly in which the subnasion lies anterior to the orbital plane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| protractor | 1. One who, or that which, protracts, or causes protraction. 2. A mathematical instrument for laying down and measuring angles on paper, used in drawing or in plotting. It is of various forms, semicircular, rectangular, or circular. 3. <surgery> An instrument formerly used in extracting foreign or offensive matter from a wound. 4. <anatomy> A muscle which extends an organ or part; opposed to retractor. 5. An adjustable pattern used by tailors. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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prolong: lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"
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protractile: able to be extended; "protractile muscle"
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able to be extended; "protractile muscle"
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drafting instrument used to draw or measure angles
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| protract | lengthen in time |
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| protract | relatively long in duration |
| protract | in a slow, leisurely or prolonged way |
| protract | able to be extended |
| protract | able to be extended |
| protract | the act of prolonging something |
| protract | the consequence of being lengthened in duration |
| protract | drafting instrument used to draw or measure angles |
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