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Definition of Protraction
1. Noun. The consequence of being lengthened in duration.
Generic synonyms: Duration, Length
Specialized synonyms: Fermata
Derivative terms: Continue, Continue, Continue, Continue, Continue, Continue, Lengthy, Prolong, Prolong, Protract
2. Noun. The act of prolonging something. "There was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks"
Generic synonyms: Continuance, Continuation
Derivative terms: Perpetuate, Prolong, Prolong, Protract
Definition of Protraction
1. n. A drawing out, or continuing; the act of delaying the termination of a thing; prolongation; continuance; delay; as, the protraction of a debate.
Definition of Protraction
1. Noun. The condition of being protracted ¹
2. Noun. The act of protracting ¹
3. Noun. (linguistics) The lengthening of a short syllable ¹
4. Noun. (anatomy) An anterior movement on the horizontal plane; The forward movement of the tongue or of a limb ¹
5. Noun. The act of making a plot on paper. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Protraction
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Protraction
Literary usage of Protraction
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fecundity, Fertility, Sterility, and Allied Topics by James Matthews Duncan (1866)
"Protraction beyond the common or natural term is a phenomenon which most ...
Protraction beyond the average term is a matter of course : it is only ..."
2. Fecundity, fertility , sterility and allied topics by James Matthews Duncan (1871)
"Protraction OF THE PERIOD OF PREGNANCY. Protraction beyond the common or natural
... Protraction beyond the average term is a matter of course : it is only ..."
3. A Treatise on the Science and Practice of Midwifery by William Smoult Playfair (1885)
"... organ is exhausting itself in futile endeavors to overcome an obstacle, the
worst signs of protraction may come on with comparative rapidity. ..."
4. History of the United Netherlands: From the Death of William the Silent to by John Lothrop Motley (1870)
"Protraction of tho siege of Ostend — Spanish invasion of Ireland — Prince Maurice
again on the march — Siege of Grave — State of the archduke's army ..."
5. Manual of Instructions for the Survey of the Public Lands of the United States by United States Bureau of Land Management (1919)
"SUBDIVISION BY Protraction. . ' 196. Upon the plat of all regular sections the
boundaries of the quarter sections are shown by broken straight lines ..."
6. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal by Asiatic Society of Bengal (1832)
"A Method of rectifying a Route Protraction. It frequently happens, that a surveyor
has to protract a survey of his route between two fixed points on a map, ..."
7. Hakluytus Posthumus, Or, Purchas His Pilgrimes: Contayning a History of the by Samuel Purchas (1906)
"... and unjust protraction. Which, that you may the better understand, I must
informe your Lordships, that presently after my ..."
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