retraction
31retraction cord — a cord impregnated with a chemical or medication, used in dental surgery for gingival retraction …
32retraction nystagmus — nystagmus retractorius 1. a spasmodic retraction of the eyeball backward into the orbit, occurring on attempted movement of the eye; it is a sign of disease of the midbrain. 2. sylvian syndrome; see under syndrome …
33retraction test — That portion of an airplane inspection in which the airplane is inspected at appropriate stages as it is put onto jacks and the landing gear is cycled through its retraction and extension sequence and inspected …
34retraction — noun Date: 14th century 1. an act of recanting; specifically a statement made by one retracting 2. an act of retracting ; the state of being retracted 3. the ability to retract …
35retraction — noun a) An act or instance of retracting. b) 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 …
36retraction — Synonyms and related words: abandonment, abjuration, abjurement, abolishment, abolition, abrogation, absolute contradiction, annulment, attrition, cancel, canceling, cancellation, cassation, cession, contradiction, contrary assertion,… …
37retraction — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. recantation, disowning, disavowal, abjuration, denial, revocation, recall, withdrawal, annulment, forswearing, unsaying, repudiation, nullification, quashing, abrogation, reversal, rescindment, renouncing, disclaimer,… …
38retraction — re trac·tion || rɪ trækʃn n. act of taking back; withdrawal, annulment; act of pulling back, act of drawing back …
39retraction — n. Recantation, abjuration, revocation, disavowal …
40retraction — n 1. disavowal, recantation, unsaying, withdrawal, taking back, retractation; palinode; denial, renunciation, abjuration; repudiation, disclaimer, disowning; reversal, Inf. flip flop, backtracking, back pedaling, tergiversation. 2. revocation,… …
