protraction
About 0.09 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun The condition of being protracted.
- noun The act of protracting.
- noun The lengthening of a short syllable.
- noun An anterior movement on the horizontal plane; The forward movement of the tongue or of a limb.
- noun The act of making a plot on paper.
Similar words
prolongation lengthiness lengthening perpetuation extension continuation delay length scapular protension
Often followed by
of and in or is disorders headgear to phase
Word family
protractions
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