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PRONUNCIATION OF PROTRACTILE

protractile  [prəˈtræktaɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROTRACTILE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Protractile is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PROTRACTILE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of protractile in the English dictionary

The definition of protractile in the dictionary is able to be extended or protruded.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROTRACTILE


coctile
ˈkɒktaɪl
contractile
kənˈtræktaɪl
ductile
ˈdʌktaɪl
erectile
ɪˈrɛktaɪl
fictile
ˈfɪktaɪl
inductile
ɪnˈdʌktaɪl
insectile
ɪnˈsɛktaɪl
lifestyle
ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl
nonretractile
ˌnɒnrɪˈtræktaɪl
perissodactyle
pəˌrɪsəʊˈdæktaɪl
projectile
prəˈdʒɛktaɪl
pterodactyle
ˌtɛrəˈdæktaɪl
retractile
rɪˈtræktaɪl
sectile
ˈsɛktaɪl
style
staɪl
tactile
ˈtæktaɪl
textile
ˈtɛkstaɪl
tile
taɪl
tractile
ˈtræktaɪl
trajectile
trəˈdʒɛktaɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROTRACTILE

protract
protracted
protractedly
protractedness
protractible
protraction
protractive
protractor
protrade
protreptic
protreptical
protrudable
protrude
protrudent
protruding
protrusible
protrusile
protrusion
protrusive
protrusively

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROTRACTILE

cortile
fertile
futile
gentile
hostile
infantile
infertile
interquartile
inutile
mercantile
percentile
portatile
productile
quintile
refractile
reptile
stile
utile
versatile
volatile

Synonyms and antonyms of protractile in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «protractile» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROTRACTILE

Find out the translation of protractile to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of protractile from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «protractile» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

可伸出
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

protráctiles
570 millions of speakers

English

protractile
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

protractile
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

protractile
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выдвижной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

protractile
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সঙ্কুচিত ও প্রসারিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

qui peut être prolongé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Protractile
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

protractile
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

伸ばせる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

protractile
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Protractile
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có thể căng ra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தாமதப்படுத்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रदीर्घ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

prokontraktil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

protrattile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Wysuwalne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

висувний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

protractile
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

protractile
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rekbaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

protractile
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

protractile
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of protractile

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROTRACTILE»

The term «protractile» is used very little and occupies the 178.585 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROTRACTILE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about protractile

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROTRACTILE»

Discover the use of protractile in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to protractile and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Encyclopaedia Britannica, Or Dictionary of Arts, ...
To Glaucosoma it approaches in the extent of scaliness of the head and fins, but differs greatly in aspect, dentition, branchiostegals, and especially in its protractile mouth. From the typical Per- cceidce, with which it agrees in having seven gill ...
‎1856
2
The Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or, Dictionary of Arts, ...
18 shows the protractile mouth of Emmelickthys niti'dus, with the scales on the maxilla; Fig. 105 gives a figure of the entire fish, and Fig. 106 represents one of the scales. Concerning the Psaunocnnosunn: we have almost nothing to say.
Thomas Stewart Traill, 1856
3
The Encyclopædia Britannica, or, Dictionary of arts, ...
To Glaucosoma it approaches in the extent of scalincss of the head and fins, but differs greatly in aspect, dentition, branchiostegals, and especially in its protractile mouth. From the typical Per- cceidae, with which it agrees in having seven gill ...
‎1856
4
The Fishes of the Indo-australian Archipelago Vii
Mouth small, transverse, not protractile. Gillmembranes forming a- fold across the scaly ' isthmus to which they are narrowly attached. Posttemporal solidly united to skull. Branchioste- gals 6 — 7. Scale minute, adherent 1, Scatophaginae p. 3.
5
Transactions of the Linnean Society. - London, Davis 1791-
Centriscini. Corpus ovale, compressum: rostro longissimo. 46. Fistularini. Corpus elongatum, cylindraceum: rostro longissimo. 19. MozNinza. Os valde protractile: palatum dentibus instructum, vel (preeoperculo margine denticulato) edentulum:  ...
‎1838
6
Transactions of the Linnean Society
Corpus elongatum, cylindraceum : rostro longissimo. 19. McenidiE. Os valde protractile: palatum dentibus instructum, vel (prae- operculo margine denticulato) edentulum : radii spinosi plures in pinna dorsali ac anali ; unus in utraque ventrali .
‎1841
7
The Popular Encyclopedia: Being a General Dictionary of ...
Destitute of teeth ; head greatly elongated, muzzle tapering to ft point; tongue long, protractile ; toes united to the i use of the nails ; fore feet tour-toed, hind five- toed ; in some species two before and four behind ; nails strong, fitted for digging  ...
‎1841
8
Solomon's Garden
He is in everyway the total opposite of God! Faithfulness is a Godly trait. Now, let me show you the best example of protractile warfare going on today and how Satan does indeed sometimes, share his secrets with unsuspecting human pawns.
Tammy Kennedy, 2008
9
The transactions of the Linnean Society of London
MosniDe. Os valde protractile: palatum dentibus instructum, vel (prae- operculo margine denticulato) edentulum : radii spinosi plures in pinna dorsali ac anali ; unus in utraque ventrali. 47. Mamini. Pinna dorsalis non squamosa. 48. Ccesionini.
Linnean Society (London), 1838
10
The Fishes of the Indo-australlian
Mouth protractile. Teeth separate 1. Labrvdac p. 16. 2. Mouth non-protractile. Maxillary firmly attached to premaxillary. Teeth more or less united 2. Scaridae p. 255. 1. Family Labridae Mouth protractile ; premaxillary pedicels well developed.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROTRACTILE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term protractile is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Nouvelle star du web : Laura, le mignon caméléon qui fait éclater …
... été vue par près de 300 000 internautes en 4 jours. Pour chasser les bulles et les insectes, les caméléons peuvent utiliser leur langue protractile, très efficace. «Atlantico.fr, Jul 15»
2
Le fascinant coup de langue du caméléon
La langue protractile et gluante du caméléon est décidemment une arme redoutable pour les petits insectes qui passent à sa portée. Pour mieux rendre compte ... «GEO.fr, Mar 15»
3
Mais quelle est la véritable couleur du caméléon?
Mobilité indépendante des yeux, langue protractile permettant de capter les proies à distance, doigts opposables zygodactyles si particuliers assurant une prise ... «Mediapart, Feb 15»
4
Why Every Tuesday Should Be A Giving Tuesday
... else a candle cann't burn without the candlewick regular assort asscent protractile sequacity youthfulness may desire isn't face brightness but rise of mind else ... «Pulse, Dec 14»
5
HR Giger au fond de son trou noir
avant d'inventer la plus terrifiante créature à avoir jamais hanté le cinéma, Alien, le xénomorphe aveugle à mâchoire protractile. Trop tard pour la création. «Le Temps, Nov 14»
6
Un duel étonnant entre un serpent et un caméléon
Chez lui, langue protractile plus capacité à changer de couleur égal... déjeuner ! Son petit plus ? Des yeux qui peuvent repérer nourriture et danger dans à peu ... «Maxisciences, Jul 14»
7
La brème : on l'aime ou pas
... présentent les mêmes caractéristiques : un corps haut et aplati de couleur grise lorsqu'ils sont jeunes, puis de couleur vert ou bronze, une bouche protractile, ... «Courrier Picard, Dec 13»
8
A simple solution for inverted nipples
While inverted or non-protractile nipples are a common problem, this can cause physiological distress particularly for women who wish to breastfeed. «Health24.com, Aug 13»
9
À la rencontre du « Megamouth »
380 millions d'année, mais aussi le requin dormeur, le requin lutin et sa mâchoire protractile. Et surtout, clou du spectacle aquatique du jour, le fameux requin ... «lavenir.net, Jul 13»
10
Let's Go Outside | Commentary by Evelyne Vandersande
They have protractile tongues they can project out of their beak that are sticky and covered with spiky hair at the tip. Again, that is another very useful and ... «SCVNEWS.com, Apr 13»

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