Protractor

Definition of 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.) 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.

Related Words

astrolabe, azimuth circle, azimuth compass, bevel, bevel protractor, bevel square, clinometer, goniometer, graphometer, pantometer, quadrant, radiogoniometer, sextant, theodolite, transit, transit circle, transit instrument, transit theodolite

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