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Protractor   Listen
noun
Protractor  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.) An instrument formerly used in extracting foreign or offensive matter from a wound.
4.
(Anat.) A muscle which extends an organ or part; opposed to retractor.
5.
An adjustable pattern used by tailors.





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"Protractor" Quotes from Famous Books



... pacificator participator peculator percolator perforator perpetrator persecutor perturbator possessor preceptor precursor predecessor predictor prevaricator procrastinator procreator procurator professor progenitor projector prolocutor promulgator propagator propitiator proprietor prosecutor protector protractor purveyor recognizor (law) recriminator reflector regenerator regulator relator (law) rotator sacrificator sailor (seaman) scrutator sculptor sectator selector senator separator sequestrator servitor solicitor spectator spoliator sponsor ...
— Division of Words • Frederick W. Hamilton
... PROTRACTOR. An instrument for laying off angles on paper, having an open mark at the centre of the circle, with a radial leg, and vernier, which is ...
— The Sailor's Word-Book • William Henry Smyth


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