protraction

pro·trac·tion

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [proh-trak-shuh n, pruh-]
- /proʊˈtræk ʃən, prə-/
- /prəˈtræk.tɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [proh-trak-shuh n, pruh-]
- /proʊˈtræk ʃən, prə-/

Definitions of protraction word

noun protraction the act of protracting; prolongation; extension. 1
abbreviation PROTRACTION protrusion. 1
noun protraction something that is protracted. 1
noun protraction a drawing or rendering to scale. 1
noun protraction the act or process of protracting 0
noun protraction the state or condition of being protracted 0

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Origin of protraction

First appearance:

before 1525

One of the 28% oldest English words

1525-35; < Late Latin prōtractiōn- (stem of prōtractiō) prolongation. See protract, -ion

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Parts of speech for Protraction

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Protraction

protraction popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for protraction

noun protraction

apprehensiveness — uneasy or fearful about something that might happen: apprehensive for the safety of the mountain climbers.
authoring — Authoring is the creation of documents, especially for the Internet.
continuance — The continuance of something is its continuation.
continuation — The continuation of something is the fact that it continues, rather than stopping.
continuity — Continuity is the fact that something continues to happen or exist, with no great changes or interruptions.

All 19 Synonyms of protraction