What is drawn out; extended. [R.] Time is a protensive quantity. Sir W. Hamilton called?
protensive — Drawn out; extended. [R.] Time is a protensive quantity. Sir W. Hamilton. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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