Associations to the word «Retraction»
Noun
- Apology
- Nipple
- Duane
- Axon
- Eyelid
- Strut
- Chaucer
- Clot
- Deformation
- Libel
- Contraction
- Penis
- Subspace
- Flap
- Lag
- Gear
- Adhesion
- Synapse
- Vowel
- Lid
- Takeoff
- Shrinking
- Syndrome
- Consecration
- Allegation
- Syllable
- Defamation
- Misconduct
- Accent
- Lizzie
- Tentacle
- Filament
- Correction
- Praising
- Levant
- Abduction
- Membrane
- Wakefield
- Heresy
- Statement
- Piston
- Glide
- Muscle
- Extension
- Salvage
- Abnormality
- Consonant
- Accusation
- Philips
- Cone
- Confession
- Landing
- Socket
- Displacement
- Error
- Graves
- Tongue
- Distortion
- Colon
- Gong
- Duct
- Convergence
- Artery
- Discharge
- Canterbury
- Mechanism
- Stall
- Rotation
- Lawsuit
- Abdomen
- Prefix
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
RETRACTION, noun. An act or instance of retracting.
RETRACTION, noun. 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.
RETRACTION, noun. (mathematics) A continuous function from a topological space onto a subspace which is the identity on that subspace.
Dictionary definition
RETRACTION, noun. A disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion.
RETRACTION, noun. The act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back; "the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin".
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