retract Englisch Deutsch:
retract Definition:
- In topology, a branch of mathematics, a retraction is a continuous mapping from a topological space into a subspace which preserves the position of all points in that subspace. A deformation retraction is a mapping which captures the idea of continuously shrinking a space into a subspace.
| Retract (v. t.) To draw back |
| Retract (v. t.) To withdraw |
| Retract (v. t.) To take back,, as a grant or favor previously bestowed |
| Retract (v. i.) To draw back |
| Retract (v. i.) To take back what has been said |
| Retract (n.) The pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a shoe. |
| abjure / recant / forswear / retract / resile formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure, "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion", "She abjured her beliefs" |
| draw in retract pull inward or towards a center, "The pilot drew in the landing gear", "The cat retracted his claws" |
| retract pull back draw back use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) |
| shrink back / retract pull away from a source of disgust or fear |
retract Synonyme:
| retract abandon abjure abolish abrogate annul assert the contrary back back down back out backwater belie cancel cede climb down contest contradict contravene controvert counter countermand counterorder crawfish out cringe cross deny disaffirm disallow disannul disavow disclaim disgorge disown dispense with dispose of disprove dispute do away with do without draw back draw in drop duck dump eat crow eat humble pie fall back flinch forgo forswear gainsay get along without get rid of give away give up have done with impugn invalidate join issue upon kiss good-bye make a sacrifice make void not accept not admit nullify oppose override overrule palinode part with pull back pull in pull out quitclaim recall recant refuse to admit refute relinquish render up renege renounce repeal repudiate rescind resign retreat retrocede retrograde reverse revoke sacrifice set aside shrink shy spare surrender suspend swallow swear off take take back take issue with throw up unsay vacate void waive wince withdraw write off yield |
| retraction abandonment abjuration abjurement abolishment abolition abrogation absolute contradiction annulment attrition cancel canceling cancellation cassation cession contradiction contrary assertion contravention controversion countering countermand counterorder crossing curtailment cut cutting decrease decrement defeasance denial depletion depreciation derogation detraction diminution dip disaffirmation disallowance disavowal disclaimer disclamation disowning disownment disparagement dispensation disposal disposition disproof dumping expatriation extraction forgoing forswearing gainsaying getting rid of giving up impairment impugnment invalidation lessening letting go nullification palinode palinody recall recantation recedence receding recession reduction refutation release relinquishment remission renege reneging renouncement renunciation repeal repudiation rescinding rescindment rescission resignation retirement retractation retractility retreat retrenchment retrocedence reversal revocation revoke revokement riddance sacrifice setting aside shortening shrinkage surrender suspension swearing off truncation unsaying vacation vacatur voidance voiding waiver waiving withdrawal write-off yielding |