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3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Protractor \Pro*tract"or\, n. 1. One who, or that which, protracts, or causes protraction. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 3. (Surg.) An instrument formerly used in extracting foreign or offensive matter from a wound. [1913 Webster] 4. (Anat.) A muscle which extends an organ or part; -- opposed to {retractor}. [1913 Webster] 5. An adjustable pattern used by tailors. --Knight. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: protractor n : drafting instrument used to draw or measure angles From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 18 Moby Thesaurus words for "protractor": 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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