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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.
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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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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
protractor
n 1: drafting instrument used to draw or measure angles
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