contraction
101contraction — n. 1. Shrinking, shrivelling, corrugation, drawing together, drawing in. 2. Reduction, shortening, diminution, lessening, abridgment, abbreviation …
102contraction — n 1. compression, compressing, condensation, condensing, concentration, concentrating, abstracting, summarizing, digesting; constriction, constricting, confinement, confining, constringency, con stringing, astringency, astringing, straitening,… …
103contraction — con·trac·tion …
104contraction — n. the shortening of a muscle in response to a motor nerve impulse. This generates tension in the muscle, usually causing movement …
105contraction — con•trac•tion [[t]kənˈtræk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) an act or instance of contracting 2) the quality or state of being contracted 3) gram. a shortened form of a word or group of words, with the omitted letters often replaced in written English by an… …
106contraction — Ho opōkole ana …
107contraction — Abbreviation; abridgment or shortening of a word by omitting a letter or letters or a syllable, with a mark over the place where the elision occurs. This was customary in records written in the ancient court hand, and is frequently found in the… …
108contraction — Abbreviation; abridgment or shortening of a word by omitting a letter or letters or a syllable, with a mark over the place where the elision occurs. This was customary in records written in the ancient court hand, and is frequently found in the… …
109contraction — A thermal action where the size (mass or dimension) of an object is reduced when cooled; the opposite of expansion …
110contraction — n. 1 the act of contracting. 2 Med. (usu. in pl.) shortening of the uterine muscles during childbirth. 3 shrinking, diminution. 4 a a shortening of a word by combination or elision. b a contracted word or group of words. Etymology: F f. L… …
