Pro*trac"tion (?), n. [L. protractio.]
1.
A drawing out, or continuing; the act of delaying the termination of a thing; prolongation; continuance; delay; as, the protraction of a debate.
A protraction only of what is worst in life.
Mallock.
2. Surv. (a)
The act or process of making a plot on paper.
(b)
A plot on paper.
© Webster 1913.