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Protractor

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Noun

1. protractor

drafting instrument used to draw or measure angles

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Protractor

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noun
1. 
an instrument for measuring or drawing angles on paper, usually a flat semicircular transparent plastic sheet graduated in degrees
2. 
a person or thing that protracts
3. 
a surgical instrument for removing a bullet from the body
4. anatomy a former term for extensor

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Protractor

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noun
1. 
a person or thing that protracts
2. 
an instrument in the form of a graduated semicircle, used for plotting and measuring angles
3.  Anatomy
a muscle that protracts, or extends, a limb

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Protractor

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n.
1. A semicircular instrument for measuring and constructing angles.
2. Anatomy A muscle that extends a limb or other part.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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