Protraction
Pronunciation : Pro*trac"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. protractio.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913