protraction

[Latin protractio, from pro tractus, pa. par. of protraho to protract (q. v.); Ital. protrazione.] I. Ord. Lang .: The act of protracting or lengthening out in time; the act of delaying the completion or termination of anything; a putting off or deferring anything; delay. II. Surveying : 1. The act of plotting or laying down on paper the figure or dimensions of a piece of land, . 2. That which is plotted on paper; a plan. pro-trăc-tive, a. [Eng. protract ; -ive .] Protracting or lengthening out in time; prolonging, continuing, delaying.. "The protractive trials of great Jove." Shakesp.: Troilus and Cre ida , i. 3. pro-trăc-tōr, s. [Eng. protract ; -or . ] I. Ord. Lang.: One who or that which protracts; a protractor. II. Technically : 1. Anat .: A muscle which draws forward a part. 2. Surg .: An instrument, resembling a pair of forceps, for drawing extraneous bodies out of a wound. 3. Surv.: An instrument, of various forms and materials, for laying down angles on paper, . 4. Tailoring : An adjustable, expansible tailor's pattern. *pro-trěp-tic-al, a. [Gr. protreptikos =urging forward, hortatory, from protrepo =to urge on: pro = forward, and trepo = to turn.] Hortatory, persuasive, persuasory.] The means used are partly didactical and protreptical ." IMG:content-1654.png:[blocks in formation] 1. To thrust or push forward; to drive or force along. 2. To shoot out, to project, to cause to project. 3. To thrust or put forth, as from confinement; to cause to come forth. "When young Spring protrudes the bursting gems." Thomson: Autumn, 1,310. B. In trans.: To be thrust out or forward; to project, to shoot forward. pro-trû-sile, a . [Lat. protrusus , pa. par. of pro trudo to protrude (q.v.).] Capable of being protruded and withdrawn. pro-tru-şion, s . [PROTRUSILE.] 1. The act of protruding or thrusting forward; a push; a thrusting beyond the proper or usual limits or bounds. 2. The state of being protruded; projection. *3. An urging or driving forward; incitement. "Some sudden protrusion to good."- Bishop Hall : Sermon on Romans , viii. 14. 4. That which protrudes.