retraction en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ɹɪˈtɹækʃən/
Etymology
From re- + traction or retract + -ion.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) An act or instance of retracting.
- (countable, uncountable) A statement printed or broadcast in a public forum which effects the withdrawal of an earlier assertion, and which concedes that the earlier assertion was in error.
- (countable, uncountable) A continuous function from a topological space onto a subspace which is the identity on that subspace.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| retractions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nonretraction · postretraction · clot retraction time · preretraction
Translations (14)
cs zrušení (an act or instance of retracting) · es retracción (retraer) (an act or instance of retracting) · it retrazione (a printed statement to withdraw an earlier assertion) · cs vzetí zpět (an act or instance of retracting) · fi retraktio (mathematical function) · tl pagtatamauli (a printed statement to withdraw an earlier assertion) · fi typistys (mathematical function) · tl tamauli (a printed statement to withdraw an earlier assertion) · de Widerrufung (a printed statement to withdraw an earlier assertion) · nl herroeping (a printed statement to withdraw an earlier assertion) · es retractación (retractar) (an act or instance of retracting) · es rajada (an act or instance of retracting) · cs odvolání (an act or instance of retracting) · it retratto (mathematical function)