English-Thai Dictionary

protract

VT ยืด ออก ไป  ยืด ให้ นาน ขึ้น  ถ่วง ให้ ช้า ลง  เลื่อน ออก ไป  extend procrastinate delay postpone yud-ook-pai

 

protracted

ADJ ซึ่ง ยืดเยื้อ  chronic extensive sueng-yud-yuai

 

protractile

ADJ ซึ่ง ยืด ออก ไป อีก  sueng-yud-ook-pai-eak

 

protraction

N การ ยืด ออก  kan-yued-ook

 

protractor

N คน หรือ สิ่ง ที่ ยืด ออก ไป  สิ่ง ยืดเยื้อ  kon-rue-siang-ti-yued-ook-pai

 

protractor

N ไม้ โปร แทรคเตอ ร์  สำหรับ วัด มุม ทาง เรขาค ณิต  mai-pro-teak-tor

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROTRACT

v.t.[L. protractus, from pro and traho, to draw. ] 1. To draw out or lengthen in time; to continue; to prolong; as, to protract an argument; to protract a discussion; to protract a war or a negotiation.
2. To delay; to defer; to put off to a distant time; as, to protract the decision of a question; to protract the final issue.

 

PROTRACT

n.Tedious continuance. [Not used. ]

 

PROTRACTED

pp. Drawn out in time; delayed.

 

PROTRACTER

n.One who protracts or lengthens in time.

 

PROTRACTING

ppr. Drawing out or continuing in time; delaying.

 

PROTRACTION

n.The act of drawing out or continuing in time; the act of delaying the termination of a thing; as the protraction of a debate.

 

PROTRACTIVE

a.Drawing out or lengthening in time; prolonging; continuing; delaying. He suffered their protractive arts.

 

PROTRACTOR

n.An instrument for laying down and measuring angles on paper with accuracy and dispatch, and by which the use of the line of chords is superseded. It is of various forms, semicircular, rectangular or circular.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROTRACT

Pro *tract ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Protracted; p. pr. vb. n.Protracting. ] Etym: [L. protractus, p. p. of protrahere to forth, protract; pro forward + trahere to draw. See Portrait, Portray. ]

 

1. To draw out or lengthen in time or (rarely ) in space; to continue; to prolong; as, to protract an argument; to protract a war.

 

2. To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer; as, to protract a decision or duty. Shak.

 

3. (Surv.)

 

Defn: To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.

 

4. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: To extend; to protrude; as, the cat can protract its claws; -- opposed to retract.

 

PROTRACT

Pro *tract ", n. Etym: [L. protractus.]

 

Defn: Tedious continuance or delay. [Obs. ] Spenser.

 

PROTRACTED

PROTRACTED Pro *tract `ed, a.

 

Defn: Prolonged; continued. Protracted meeting, a religious meeting continued for many successive days. [U. S.] -- Pro *tract "ed *ly, adv. -- Pro *tract "ed *ness, n.

 

PROTRACTER

PROTRACTER Pro *tract "er, n.

 

Defn: A protractor.

 

PROTRACTILE

PROTRACTILE Pro *tract "ile, a.

 

Defn: Capable of being protracted, or protruded; protrusile.

 

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

PROTRACTIVE Pro *tract "ive, a.

 

Defn: Drawing out or lengthening in time; prolonging; continuing; delaying. He suffered their protractive arts. Dryden.

 

PROTRACTOR

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.

 

4. (Anat. )

 

Defn: A muscle which extends an organ or part; -- opposed to retractor.

 

5. An adjustable pattern used by tailors. Knight.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

protract

pro tract |prəˈtrakt, prō -prəˈtrækt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 prolong: he had certainly taken his time, even protracting the process. 2 draw (a plan, etc. ) to scale. DERIVATIVES pro trac tion |-ˈtrakSHən |noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin protract- ‘prolonged, ’ from the verb protrahere, from pro- ‘out ’ + trahere ‘to draw. ’

 

protracted

pro tract ed |prəˈtraktəd, prō -prəˈtræktəd proʊˈtræktəd | ▶adjective lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual: a protracted and bitter dispute. DERIVATIVES pro tract ed ly adverb, pro tract ed ness noun

 

protractile

pro trac tile |prəˈtraktəl, prō -, -ˈtrakˌtīl prəˈtræktəl | ▶adjective another term for protrusible.

 

protractor

pro trac tor |ˌprōˈtraktər proʊˈtræktər | ▶noun 1 an instrument for measuring angles, typically in the form of a flat semicircle marked with degrees along the curved edge. 2 (also protractor muscle ) chiefly Zoology a muscle serving to extend a part of the body. Compare with retractor.

 

Oxford Dictionary

protract

pro |tract |prəˈtrakt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] prolong: he had certainly taken his time, even protracting the process. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin protract- ‘prolonged ’, from the verb protrahere, from pro- ‘out ’ + trahere ‘to draw ’.

 

protracted

pro |tract ¦ed |prəˈtraktɪd | ▶adjective lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual: a protracted and bitter dispute. DERIVATIVES protractedly adverb

 

protractile

protractile |prəˈtraktʌɪl, -tɪl | ▶adjective another term for protrusible.

 

protraction

pro |trac ¦tion |prəˈtrakʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the action of prolonging something or the state of being prolonged: the protraction of the war. 2 the action of extending a part of the body. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French, or from late Latin protractio (n- ), from protrahere ‘prolong ’ (see protract ).

 

protractor

pro |tract ¦or |prəˈtraktə | ▶noun 1 an instrument for measuring angles, typically in the form of a flat semicircle marked with degrees along the curved edge. 2 (also protractor muscle ) chiefly Zoology a muscle serving to extend a part of the body. Compare with retractor.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

protract

protract verb the opposition will try to protract the discussion: prolong, lengthen, extend, draw out, drag out, spin out, stretch out, string out, elongate; carry on, continue, keep up, perpetuate. ANTONYMS curtail, shorten.

 

protracted

protracted adjective weeks of protracted negotiations: prolonged, long-lasting, extended, long-drawn-out, spun out, dragged out, strung out, lengthy, long; informal marathon. ANTONYMS short.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

protract

protract verb the Opposition will try to protract the discussion. See prolong.

 

protracted

protracted adjective his appointment followed weeks of protracted negotiations. See lengthy (sense 2 ).

 

Spanish Dictionary

protráctil

protráctil adjetivo [lengua, boca ] Que se puede proyectar hacia fuera hasta una distancia considerable :el camaleón tiene una lengua protráctil que le sirve para cazar; el arenque y la mojarra tienen la boca protráctil .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

protract

pro tract /prətrǽkt, proʊ -/動詞 他動詞 1 ｟かたく ｠…を (だらだらと )長引かせる, 引き延ばす .2 〈器官 〉を伸ばす, 突き出す (↔retract ).3 (分度器 比例尺で )…を製図する .

 

protracted

pro tr á ct ed /-ɪd /形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗延長された, 長引いた .

 

protraction

pro tr á c tion 名詞 U 長引かすこと, 延長 ; 製図 .

 

protractor

pro trac tor /proʊtrǽktə r |prə -/名詞 C 分度器 .