protraction

prəˈtrækʃən

Definition

Definition of protraction - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

extension

Rare

act of drawing out or lengthening in time

Rare

The protraction of the meeting frustrated everyone involved..

elongation

extension

medical

TECH.

anterior movement on the horizontal plane

TECH.

Protraction of the jaw is common in some animals.

linguistics

TECH.

the lengthening of a short syllable

TECH.

Protraction in poetry can change the rhythm.

elongation

extension

lengthening

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Origin of protraction

Latin, protrahere (to draw forth)

Examples of protraction in a sentence

His speech's protraction bored the audience.
Protraction of the shoulder can improve posture.
Therapists focus on jaw protraction exercises.
Linguists study protraction in various languages.
Protraction affects the meter of the verse.

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French:prolongation, protraction, ...
German:Verlängerung, Protraktion, ...
Italian:prolungamento, protrazione, ...
Spanish:alargamiento, protracción, ...
Portuguese:prolongamento, protração, ...
Chinese:延长, 前伸, ...
Japanese:延長, 前方移動, ...
Arabic:إِطَالَة, إِبْراز, ...
Hebrew:הִתְמַשְּׁכוּת, הֲזָחָה קָדְמִית, ...
Russian:затягивание, выдвижение, ...
Ukrainian:подовження, висування, ...
Hindi:विस्तार, प्रोट्रैक्शन, ...
Bengali:প্রলম্বন, অগ্রসরতা, ...
Catalan:prolongació, protrusió, ...
Czech:prodloužení, protrakce, ...
Danish:forlængelse, fremføring, ...
Dutch:verlenging, protractie, ...
Greek:παράταση, προβολή, ...
Hungarian:elhúzódás, előretolás, ...
Khmer:ការពន្យារពេល, ចលនាទៅមុខតាមប្លង់ផ្ដេក, ...
Korean:연장, 전진, ...
Persian:طولانی کردن, پیش‌روی, ...
Polish:przedłużenie, wysunięcie, ...
Portuguese (BR):prolongamento, protração, ...
Romanian:prelungire, protruzie, ...
Swedish:förlängning, framåtföring, ...
Thai:การยืดเวลา, การเคลื่อนที่ไปข้างหน้า, ...
Turkish:uzatma, öne çıkma, ...
Vietnamese:kéo dài, chuyển động ra phía trước, ...

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