A protraction only of what is worst in life.
--Mallock.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Surv.) (a) The act or process of making a plot on paper. (b) A plot on paper. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
protraction — ● protraction nom féminin (bas latin protractio, du latin classique protrahere, tirer en avant) Projection des lèvres vers l avant dans l articulation d une voyelle. ⇒PROTRACTION, subst. fém. A. PHYSIOL. Extension en avant d (un) organe.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
protraction — mid 15c., from Fr. protraction (late 15c.) or directly from L.L. protractionem, noun of action from pp. stem of protrahere (see PROTRACT (Cf. protract)) … Etymology dictionary
Protraction — is the anatomical term of motion for anterior movement of the arms at the shoulders.It is the opposite of retraction.The major muscles involved include: [DartmouthAnatomy|shoulder/surface/scsurface3] [… … Wikipedia
Protraction — Protraction, lat. deutsch, das Hervorziehen; Verzögern; Protractor, chirurgisches Werkzeug zum Wundenreinigen; der Gradbogen … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
protraction — index adjournment, advance (increase), boom (increase), continuance, continuation (prolongation) … Law dictionary
protraction — (pro tra ksion) s. f. Terme didactique. Traction en avant, action de tirer en avant. La protraction de la langue. Un mouvement de protraction. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. protractionem, de pro, en avant, et trahere, tirer … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
protraction — noun Etymology: Late Latin protraction , protractio act of drawing out, from protrahere Date: 1535 1. the act of protracting ; the state of being protracted 2. the drawing to scale of an area of land … New Collegiate Dictionary
protraction — /proh trak sheuhn, preuh /, n. 1. the act of protracting; prolongation; extension. 2. protrusion. 3. something that is protracted. 4. a drawing or rendering to scale. [1525 35; < LL protraction (s. of protractio) prolongation. See PROTRACT, ION]… … Universalium
protraction — n. 1 the act or an instance of protracting; the state of being protracted. 2 a drawing to scale. 3 the action of a protractor muscle. Etymology: F protraction or LL protractio (as PROTRACT) … Useful english dictionary
protraction — noun a) The condition of being protracted b) The act of protracting … Wiktionary
