PROTRACTION
Pro*trac"tion, n. Etym: [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.
PROTRACTIVE
Pro*tract"ive, a.
Defn: Drawing out or lengthening in time; prolonging; continuing;
delaying.
He suffered their protractive arts. Dryden.
PROTRACTOR
Pro*tract"or, n.
1. One who, or that which, protracts, or causes protraction.
2. A mathematical instrument for laying down and measuring angles on paper, used in drawing or in plotting. It is of various forms, semicircular, rectangular, or circular.
3. (Surg.)
Defn: An instrument formerly used in extracting foreign or offensive matter from a wound.