retraction
retraction · retractions
Widerrufung
An act or instance of retractingAn act or instance of retracting.
/ɹɪˈtɹækʃən/
Meaning
3 senses(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.
Widerrufung
(countable, uncountable)A continuous function from a topological space onto a subspace which is the identity on that subspace.
More definitions
- the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back
- a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
a printed statement to withdraw an earlier assertion:
Origin
From re- + traction or retract + -ion.From re- + traction or retract + -ion.
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Forms
plural: retractions| Singular | retraction |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion:abjurationrecantation
Word family
4 related wordsRelatedretract
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable