PROTRACTION


Meaning of PROTRACTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈtrak-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Late Latin protraction-, protractio act of drawing out, from protrahere

Date: 1535

1. : the act of protracting : the state of being protracted

2. : the drawing to scale of an area of land

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.