Protractor
noun
1.
a person or thing that protracts.
2.
(in surveying, mathematics, etc.) an instrument having a graduated arc for plotting or measuring angles.
3.
Anatomy. a muscle that causes a part to protrude.
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
protractor pro·trac·tor (prō-trāk’tər, prə-)
n.
A muscle that extends a limb or other part.
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