protraction : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: protraction	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for protraction
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
protraction n the consequence of being lengthened in duration [syn: lengthiness, prolongation, continuation, protraction] the act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks" Synonym(s): prolongation, protraction, perpetuation, lengthening
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Protraction \Protrac"tion\, n. [L. protractio.] 1. A drawing out, or continuing; the act of delaying the termination of a thing; prolongation; continuance; delay; as, the protraction* of a debate. A protraction only of what is worst in life. --Mallock. 2. (Surv.) (a) The act or process of making a plot on paper. (b) A plot on paper.