protraction
Extending something longer
Protraction is the act of drawing something out over time, making a process longer than necessary or expected.
A protracted negotiation or protracted conflict drags on without resolution.
In anatomy, protraction is the forward movement of a body part—the opposite of retraction: protraction of the jaw, protraction of the shoulder blades.
Delaying to later
- defermentAuthorized delay of obligation
- prolongationAct of extending duration
- holdupTheft by threat
- stallingIntentional delay tactics
procrastination · lag · wait · suspension · adjournment · continuance · moratorium · extension
Extended beyond normal duration
- interminableWithout apparent conclusion
- wearisomeCausing fatigue through monotony
- tiresomeCausing boredom or annoyance
- laboriousRequiring considerable effort
long-winded · never-ending · exhausting · monotonous · overlong · dragging · plodding · unending
Part extending outward
- extensionAdded part or duration
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- mandibularOf the lower jaw
- scapularRelating to shoulder blade
shoulder-blade · skeletal · biomechanics · kinesiology · physiotherapy
Creating technical blueprints
- surveyingMeasuring and charting terrain
- cartographyCreating geographic representations
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- plottingDevising a secret plan
mapping · measurement · precision · geometric · instrument · blueprint · schematic
postponement
Delaying to later
- defermentAuthorized delay of obligation
- prolongationAct of extending duration
- holdupTheft by threat
stalling · procrastination · lag · wait · suspension · adjournment · continuance · moratorium · extension · drawn-out
drawn-out
Extended beyond normal duration
- interminableWithout apparent conclusion
- wearisomeCausing fatigue through monotony
- tiresomeCausing boredom or annoyance
laborious · long-winded · never-ending · exhausting · monotonous · overlong · dragging · plodding · unending · wearing
protrusion
Part extending outward
- extensionAdded part or duration
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- mandibularOf the lower jaw
scapular · shoulder-blade · skeletal · biomechanics · kinesiology · physiotherapy
drafting
Creating technical blueprints
- surveyingMeasuring and charting terrain
- cartographyCreating geographic representations
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
plotting · mapping · measurement · precision · geometric · instrument · blueprint · schematic
- stallingstall, stalling, delay, hesitate, procrastinate
- anatomy termsanterior, posterior, dorsal, ventral, medial
- muscle movementsflexion, extension, twitch, spasm, cramp
- kinesiologymuscles, bones, joints, tendons, flexion
- tooth movementintrusion, extrusion, tipping, torque, uprighting
- body movementsflexion, bend, twist, standing, extension
protractionabbreviation
Shortened word form
shortening · curtailment · truncation · contraction · compression
protractiontermination
Act of ending something
cessation · discontinuation · discontinuance · conclusion · ending