protraction
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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Noun[edit]
Wikipedia protraction (countable and uncountable; plural protractions)
- (uncountable) The condition of being protracted
- (countable) The act of protracting
- (linguistics) The lengthening of a short syllable
- (anatomy) An anterior movement on the horizontal plane; The forward movement of the tongue or of a limb
- The act of making a plot on paper.
