Lexic.us

Definition of Retraction

1. Noun. A disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion.

2. Noun. The act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back. "Retraction of the foreskin"

Definition of Retraction

1. n. The act of retracting, or drawing back; the state of being retracted; as, the retraction of a cat's claws.

Definition of Retraction

1. Noun. An act or instance of retracting. ¹

2. Noun. A statement printed or broadcast in a public forum which effects the withdrawal of an earlier assertion, and which concedes that the earlier assertion was in error. ¹

3. Noun. (mathematics) A continuous function from a topological space onto a subspace which is the identity on that subspace. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Retraction

1. traction [n -S] - See also: traction

Medical Definition of Retraction

1. 1. The act of drawing back, the condition of being drawn back. 2. Distal movement of teeth, usually accomplished with an orthodontic appliance. Origin: L. Retrahere = to draw back This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Retraction

retractable retractables retractably retractate retractation retractations retracted retracted publication retracted tongue root retractible

retractile retractilities retractility retracting retraction (current term) retraction fibre retraction of publication retraction syndrome retractions retractive

retractives retractor retractors retracts retrad retrahens aurem retraict retraicts retrain

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