Withdrawn back and in, as the claws of a cat. / (phonetics, of a sound) Pronounced further back in the vocal tract. / (heraldry) Couped by a line diagonal to the main direction.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of retract

In a retractive manner.

In a retractable way.

(obsolete) To retract; to recant.

Alternative form of retractability

The quality of being retractable.

Serving to retract; of the nature of a retraction.

plural of retractive

That which retracts or withdraws.