protraction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The condition of being protracted.
  2. The act of protracting.
  3. The lengthening of a short syllable.
  4. An anterior movement on the horizontal plane; The forward movement of the tongue or of a limb.
  5. The act of making a plot on paper.

Word forms

protraction protractions

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