different between prolongation vs protraction
prolongation
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French prolongation, from Late Latin pr?long?ti?, from pr?long?tus, perfect passive participle of Latin pr?long?, from pr? + longus.
Noun
prolongation (countable and uncountable, plural prolongations)
- The act of prolonging.
- That which has been prolonged; an extension.
Synonyms
- (act of prolonging: extending in space): stretching
- (act of prolonging: extending the duration of): continuance, prolongment, prorogation, protraction
- (act of prolonging: putting off to a distant time): deferral, procrastination; see also Thesaurus:deferment
Translations
References
- prolongation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- prolongation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
French
Etymology
From Old French prolongation, borrowed from Late Latin pr?long?ti?, pr?long?ti?nem, from pr?long?tus, perfect passive participle of Latin pr?long?, from pr? + longus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??.l??.?a.sj??/
Noun
prolongation f (plural prolongations)
- extension
- (sports) overtime, extra time
Related terms
- prolonger
Further reading
- “prolongation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin pr?long?ti?, pr?long?ti?nem, from pr?long?tus, perfect passive participle of Latin pr?long?, from pr? + longus.
Noun
prolongation f (oblique plural prolongations, nominative singular prolongation, nominative plural prolongations)
- prolongation
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protraction
English
Noun
protraction (countable and uncountable, plural protractions)
- (uncountable) The condition of being protracted
- (countable) The act of protracting
- (linguistics) The lengthening of a short syllable
- (anatomy) An anterior movement on the horizontal plane; The forward movement of the tongue or of a limb
- The act of making a plot on paper.
Synonyms
- (act of protracting: extending in duration): prolongation
- (act of protracting: putting off to a distant time): deferral, procrastination; see also Thesaurus:deferment
Related terms
- protractor
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