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contraction
[ kuhn-trak-shuhn ]
noun
- an act or instance of contracting or the quality or state of being contracted:
The contraction of the ship’s metal fastenings and consequent snapping of the wood caused cracking sounds during the cold night.
- a shortened form of a word or group of words, with the omitted letters often replaced in written English by an apostrophe, as e'er for ever, isn't for is not, I'd for I would.
- Physiology.
- the thickening and shortening of a muscle:
Myosin is a protein in muscles, working together with actin to produce muscle contraction.
- one in an often rhythmic series of such muscular changes, especially in the wall of the uterus during labor:
When I got to the hospital, my labor was in full force with only 10 seconds between contractions.
- a restriction or withdrawal, as of currency or of funds available as call money.
- a decrease in economic and industrial activity ( expansion ):
The contraction that became the Great Depression began in the United States and spread around the globe.
contraction
/ əˈٰæʃə /
noun
- an instance of contracting or the state of being contracted
- physiol any normal shortening or tensing of an organ or part, esp of a muscle, e.g. during childbirth
- pathol any abnormal tightening or shrinking of an organ or part
- a shortening of a word or group of words, often marked in written English by an apostrophe
I've come for I have come
contraction
- The shortening and thickening of a muscle for the purpose of exerting force on or causing movement of a body part.
- See more at muscle
contraction
- A word produced by running two or more words together and leaving out some of the letters or sounds. For example, isn't is a contraction of is not.
Usage Note
Notes
Derived Forms
- Dzˈٰپ, adjective
- Dzˈٰپness, noun
- Dzˈٰپly, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- Dz·ٰ·پDz· adjective
- ԴDz·Dz·ٰ·پDz noun
- ··Dz·ٰ·پDz noun
- ·Dz·ٰ·پDz noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of contraction1
Example Sentences
Is it trickier to be a mentor in the media business when there is so much contraction going on?
He figured the wolves had waited until the cow was in labor, straining so hard with the contractions that she couldn’t run, at least not very far.
Some of those duties have since been put on hold, and for now, Zillow is forecasting that the economy will avoid a contraction.
Her mother Rozelle called Wishaw General to report her waters had broken and she was suffering contractions on 30 June, but after attending the hospital was discharged.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, however, insisted there would be no contraction in the world's largest economy, while acknowledging that the price of some goods may rise.
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