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protraction(dictionary)

protraction (iou)



protraction noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French, or late Latin protractio(n-), formed as PROTRACT verb: see -ION.]
I.
a. The drawing or writing of figures, letters, etc. Only in LME.
b. The action of drawing a ground-plan, esp. of a piece of land, to scale. E17.
c. A chart or plan drawn to scale; a survey. M17.
II.
The action or an act of extending something, esp. in time; the state of being extended, esp. in time. M16.
The action or process of drawing forth or out. rare. L17.