retract | BabelNet

ENretractNoun

In topology, a branch of mathematics, a retraction is a continuous mapping from a topological space into a subspace that preserves the position of all points in that subspace.

retraction

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In category theory, a branch of mathematics, a section is a right inverse of some morphism.

sectionretractionsection and retraction

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In mathematics, in the field of group theory, a subgroup of a group is termed a retract if there is an endomorphism of the group that maps surjectively to the subgroup and is the identity on the subgroup.

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ENretractVerb

Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

abjurerecantforswear

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Pull away from a source of disgust or fear

shrink back

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Use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

pull backdraw back

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Pull inward or towards a center

draw in

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