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protraction

protraction noun: the condition of being protracted.

Noun

protraction (countable and uncountable, plural protractions)

  1. (uncountable) The condition of being protracted.
  2. (countable) The act of protracting.
  3. The lengthening of a short syllable.
  4. An anterior movement on the horizontal plane; The forward movement of the tongue or of a limb.
  5. The act of making a plot on paper.

protraction meaning in Urdu

protraction in Urdu

امتداد, طوالت

Synonyms of protraction

Forms of protraction

pluralprotractions

Words formed from protraction

Questions about protraction

What does protraction mean?
Protraction means the condition of being protracted.
What is protraction in Urdu?
Protraction in Urdu is امتداد, طوالت. See Protraction meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is protraction?
Protraction is a noun.
What is the plural of protraction?
The plural of protraction is protractions.

Words near protraction in the dictionary

  1. protracteth
  2. protractible
  3. protractile
  4. protractility
  5. protracting
  6. protraction
  7. protractions
  8. protractive
  9. protractively
  10. protractor
  11. protractors

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Adapted from Wiktionary: protraction (page history and authors); protraction (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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