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protractor

pro·trac·tor [ prō tráktər, prə tráktər ] (plural pro·trac·tors)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. instrument for measuring angles: an instrument shaped like a semicircle marked with the degrees of a circle, used to measure or mark out angles

2. somebody or something that lengthens something: somebody or something that extends or lengthens something

3. anatomy muscle that extends body part: a muscle with the function of extending a body part

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