Protractor /(?)/
Pro·tract·or
Protractor
n.
- One who, or that which, protracts, or causes protraction.
- A mathematical instrument for laying down and measuring angles on paper, used in drawing or in plotting. It is of various forms, semicircular, rectangular, or circular.
- An instrument formerly used in extracting foreign or offensive matter from a wound. (Surg.)
- A muscle which extends an organ or part; -- opposed to retractor. (Anat.)
- An adjustable pattern used by tailors.