protraction
11protraction — noun a) The condition of being protracted b) The act of protracting …
12protraction — In dentistry, the extension of teeth or other maxillary or mandibular structures into a position anterior to normal. [see protractor] mandibular p. a type of facial …
13protraction — Synonyms and related words: adjournal, adjournment, continualness, continuance, continuation, continuity, dallying, deferment, deferral, delay, elongation, endurance, extension, extension of time, lag, lengthening, lingering, maintenance,… …
14protraction — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act of making something longer or the condition of being made longer: elongation, extension, prolongation. See LONG …
15protraction — pro trac·tion || prəʊ trækʃn /prÉ™ n. extension, continuation; prolongation; lengthening, stretching …
16protraction — noun 1》 the action or state of prolonging or being prolonged. 2》 the action of extending a part of the body …
17protraction — pro·trac·tion …
18protraction — pro•trac•tion [[t]proʊˈtræk ʃən, prə [/t]] n. 1) the act of protracting; prolongation; extension 2) anat. protrusion 3) something protracted 4) a drawing or rendering to scale …
19protraction — /prəˈtrækʃən/ (say pruh trakshuhn) noun 1. the act of protracting. 2. extension in time or space. 3. that which is protracted …
20mandibular protraction — 1. the protrusive movement of the mandible initiated by the lateral and medial pterygoid muscles acting simultaneously. Cf. mandibular retraction. 2. a facial anomaly in which the gnathion lies anterior to the orbital plane …
