Protractive

/pɹəˈtɹæktɪv/ · adjective

Meaning

Drawing out or lengthening in time; prolonging; continuing or delaying..

Definitions by Sense

1. Drawing out or lengthening in time; prolonging; continuing or delaying.
2. (linguistics) Indicating an action or state that is ongoing or sustained.
3. (zoology) Extending forward or projecting outward.

Example Sentences

He suffered their protractive arts.

In this case one half of the group had a contractive distraction imposed (decreasing work time) by a confederate; the other a protractive distraction (increasing work time).

Such a function could only be used in the protractive approach to evaluate different states of the system , for it does not necessarily specify an established point of convergency .

One inflected form of the durative verb is made with a long tense hold and without motion; the nuance in meaning is the same as that of the protractive modulation of adjectival predicates and translates as 'to stare at (uninterruptedly)' (figure 12.15b).

The protractive, durational, and continuative morphemes are examples of nonpunctual modifications .

Fleischmann (1990:22), Sebastian and Slobin (1994: 257-8) also discuss the classivication of so-called aspectual verbs into inchative verbs (e.g. empezar, to start), protractive verbs ( e.g. , quedarse, to remain), cumulative verbs ( e.g., continuar, to continue) and and empletive verbs (e.g. acabar de, to finish)..

Axial ribs not strongly protractive.

This keel on the first half of the last whorl consists of oblique, protractive strong short ridges, which on the last half disappear and give place to rough corrugations.

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• more protractive
• most protractive

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