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View synonyms for protractile

protractile

[ proh-trak-til, -tahyl, pruh- ]

adjective

  1. capable of being protracted, lengthened, or protruded.

protractile

/ prəˈtræktaɪl /

adjective

  1. able to be extended or protruded

    protractile muscle

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • protrac·tili·ty noun
  • nonpro·tractile adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of protractile1

First recorded in 1820–30; protract + -ile
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Example Sentences

Balbiani describes the buccal cavity as containing a protractile stylet.

The intermaxillaries are moderately protractile, and curve a little downwards.

The intermaxillaries are moderately protractile, but the lower jaw, when depressed, projects still further forward.

Protrud′able, Protru′sile, protractile; Protru′sible, able to be protruded.

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