protraction

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/prəˈtrækʃən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prō trak′shən, prə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pro•trac•tion  (prō trak′shən, prə-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Anatomythe act of protracting;
    prolongation;
    extension.
  2. protrusion.
  3. something that is protracted.
  4. a drawing or rendering to scale.
  • Late Latin prōtractiōn- (stem of prōtractiō) prolongation. See protract, -ion
  • 1525–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
protraction /prəˈtrækʃən/ n
  1. the act or process of protracting
  2. the state or condition of being protracted
  3. a prolongation or protrusion
  4. an extension of something in time or space
  5. something that is extended in time or space
  6. the irregular lengthening of a syllable that is usually short
'protraction' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
extension

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