Found 2 items, similar to protractor.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: protractor
protractor
n : drafting instrument used to draw or measure angles
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Protractor
Protractor
\Pro*tract"or\, n.
1. One who, or that which, protracts, or causes protraction.
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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.
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3. (Surg.) An instrument formerly used in extracting foreign
or offensive matter from a wound.
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4. (Anat.) A muscle which extends an organ or part; --
opposed to
retractor.
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5. An adjustable pattern used by tailors. --Knight.
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