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1. (n.) contraction
an act or instance of contracting.
2. contraction
the quality or state of being contracted.
3. contraction
a shortened form of a word or group of words, with the omitted letters often replaced in written English by an apostrophe, as isn't for is not, they're for they are, e'er for
ever.
4. contraction
the change in a muscle by which it becomes thickened and shortened.
5. contraction
a decrease in economic and industrial activity.
Etymology: (1375–1425; (< MF) < L contractiō=contrac-, var. s. of contrahere (see contract ) +-tiō -tion)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) contraction, muscular contraction, muscle contraction
(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
2. (noun) compression, condensation, contraction
the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
"the contraction of a gas on cooling"
3. (noun) contraction
a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds
"`won't' is a contraction of `will not'"; "`o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock'"
4. (noun) contraction
the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
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1. (noun) contraction
a short form of a word
"can't" is a contraction of "cannot."
2. contraction
a muscle movement that helps to push a baby out of its mother
Her contractions began that night.
3. contraction
reduction in size
a contraction of the work force
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) contraction
the act or process of contracting, shortening, or shrinking; the state of being contracted; as, contraction of the heart, of the pupil of the eye, or of a tendion; the contraction produced by cold
2. (noun) contraction
the process of shortening an operation
3. (noun) contraction
the act of incurring or becoming subject to, as liabilities, obligation, debts, etc.; the process of becoming subject to; as, the contraction of a disease
4. (noun) contraction
something contracted or abbreviated, as a word or phrase; -- as, plenipo for plenipotentiary; crim. con. for criminal conversation, etc
5. (noun) contraction
the shortening of a word, or of two words, by the omission of a letter or letters, or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one; as, ne'er for never; can't for can not; don't for do not; it's for it is
6. (noun) contraction
a marriage contract
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Sense: an act of contracting
contraction of metals; contraction of muscles.
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 Afrikaans: kontraksie |
 Arabic: تَقَلُّص، إنْقِباض |
 Bulgarian: свиване |
 Brazilian: contração |
 Czech: stahování, smršťování |
 German: das Zusammenziehen |
 Danish: sammentrækning |
 Greek: συστολή, σύσπαση |
 Spanish: contracción |
 Estonian: kokkutõmbumine |
 Farsi: انقباض |
 Finnish: supistuminen |
 French: contraction |
 Hebrew: הִתכַּווצוּת |
 Hindi: संकुचन |
 Croatian: stezanje, skupljanje |
 Hungarian: összehúz(ód)ás |
 Indonesian: pengerutan |
 Icelandic: samdráttur |
 Italian: contrazione |
 Japanese: 収縮 |
 Korean: 수축 |
 Lithuanian: su(si)traukimas |
 Latvian: saraušanās; (līguma) nosl |
 Malay: pengecutan |
 Dutch: samentrekking |
 Norwegian: sammentrekking |
 Polish: kurczenie się |
 Persian: انقباض |
 Pashto: فسخ |
 Portuguese: contracção |
 Romanian: contracţie; contractare |
 Russian: сжатие; сокращение |
 Slovak: sťahovanie |
 Slovenian: krčenje |
 Serbian: kontrakcija |
 Swedish: sammandragning, krympning |
 Thai: การหดตัว |
 Turkish: büzülme, kasılma |
 Taiwanese: 收縮 |
 Ukrainian: стискання; скорочення |
 Urdu: سمٹنا يا سميٹنا، سكڑ |
 Vietnamese: sự co lại |
 Chinese: 收缩 |
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