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Protract

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004541

To draw a survey line or angle on a map or plan using a protractor or other drafting tools. This involves accurately transferring measured angles and distances from field notes to a scaled drawing. Protracting is a fundamental step in creating a visual representation of surveyed land.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004541
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectSurveying
TranslationsGerman: auftragen; Spanish: trazar; French: tracer
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004541",
  "term": "Protract",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "To draw a survey line or angle on a map or plan using a protractor or other drafting tools. This involves accurately transferring measured angles and distances from field notes to a scaled drawing. Protracting is a fundamental step in creating a visual representation of surveyed land.",
  "subject": "Surveying",
  "translations": {
    "de": "auftragen",
    "es": "trazar",
    "fr": "tracer"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/protract/"
}

Record 4,930 of 7,311 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.