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Protractor

One who, or that which, protracts, or causes protraction.

📖 Definitions of "Protractor"

noun

1
One who, or that which, protracts, or causes protraction.
2
A circular or semicircular tool for drawing or measuring angles.
3
An instrument formerly used in extracting foreign or offensive matter from a wound.
4
A muscle that extends an organ or part; opposed to retractor.

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Word	Definition
bevelnoun	An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
protracternoun	rare spelling of protractor [One who, or that which, protracts, or causes protraction.]
retractornoun	A surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound.
propellernoun	A mechanical device with evenly-shaped blades that turn on a shaft to push against air or water, especially one used to propel an aircraft or boat.
retracternoun	Alternative form of retractor. [One who, or that which, retracts.]
stretchernoun	A simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person.
procreant	Of or pertaining to procreation; procreative.
propellornoun	(US) Nonstandard spelling of propeller. [One who, or that which, propels.]
provernoun	One who or that which proves.
proscribernoun	One who, or that which, proscribes, denounces, or prohibits.
outstretchernoun	(rare) One who or that which outstretches.
expandernoun	One who or that which expands.
prostratornoun	A person who prostrates
extrapolatornoun	That which extrapolates.
proroguernoun	One who prorogues.
propositionernoun	One who propositions.
prologizernoun	Someone who prologizes; a sayer of a prologue.
proclaimernoun	One who proclaims.
prehensornoun	One who, or that which, takes hold; a grasping limb etc.
proctornoun	(Canada, US, Philippines) A person who supervises students as they take an examination, in the United States at the college/university level; often the department secretary, or a fellow/graduate student; an invigilator.