protraction

/P R OW0 T R AE1 K SH AH0 N/
noun
  1. 1

    The condition of being protracted

  2. 2

    The act of protracting

  3. 3

    The lengthening of a short syllable

  4. 4

    An anterior movement on the horizontal plane; The forward movement of the tongue or of a limb

  5. 5

    The act of making a plot on paper.

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