protractor
/pɹəˈtɹæktə(ɹ)/
protractor noun: one who, or that which, protracts, or causes protraction.
Noun
protractor (plural protractors)
- One who, or that which, protracts, or causes protraction.
- A circular or semicircular tool for drawing or measuring angles.
- plastic protractor
- measure with a protractor
- Synonyms:
- semicircle
- An instrument formerly used in extracting foreign or offensive matter from a wound.
- A muscle that extends an organ or part; opposed to retractor.
- An adjustable pattern used by tailors.
protractor meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada
protractor in Hindi
- a protractor
- चाँदा cā̃dā
protractor in Tamil
- a circular or semicircular tool for measuring angles
- கோணமானி kōṇamāṉi
protractor in Telugu
- a circular or semicircular tool for measuring angles
- కోణమానిని kōṇamānini
protractor in Kannada
- ಕೋನಮಾಪಕ, ಕೋನಳಕ
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- protractor in Gujarati
- કોણમાપક koṇmāpak
- protractor in Tagalog
- paniha
- protractor in Arabic
- مِنْقَلَة minqala
- protractor in Malay
- jangka sudut, protraktor
- protractor in Indonesian
- busur derajat
- protractor in Persian
- نقاله
- protractor in Thai
- โพรแทรกเตอร์, ครึ่งวงกลม krʉ̂ng-wong-glom
- protractor in Vietnamese
- thước đo góc
Examples of protractor in a sentence
- Use a protractor to measure the angle accurately.
- The student forgot to bring her protractor to geometry class.
Synonyms of protractor
Forms of protractor
| plural | protractors |
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Origin of protractor
From protract + -or.
Words that rhyme with protractor
- factor
- actor
- extractor
- tractor
- retractor
- reactor
- abstracter
- abstractor
- attractor
- compacter
- exactor
- impactor
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Questions about protractor
- What does protractor mean?
- Protractor means one who, or that which, protracts, or causes protraction.
- What is protractor in Hindi?
- Protractor in Hindi is चाँदा (cā̃dā). See Protractor meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use protractor in a sentence?
- Use a protractor to measure the angle accurately.
- What part of speech is protractor?
- Protractor is a noun.
- How do you pronounce protractor?
- Protractor is pronounced /pɹəˈtɹæktə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of protractor?
- The plural of protractor is protractors.
Words near protractor in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: protractor (page history and authors); चाँदा (Hindi) (page history and authors); protractor (Kannada 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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