What does contraction mean?
Definitions for contraction
kənˈtræk ʃəncon·trac·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
contraction, muscular contraction, muscle contractionnoun
(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
compression, condensation, contractionnoun
the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
"the contraction of a gas on cooling"
contractionnoun
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'"
contractionnoun
the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
Wiktionary
contractionnoun
A reversible reduction in size.
contractionnoun
A period of economic decline or negative growth.
The country's economic contraction was caused by high oil prices.
contractionnoun
A shortening of a muscle when it is used.
contractionnoun
A strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth.
contractionnoun
A shortened word or phrase, with the missing letters represented by an apostrophe.
contractionnoun
Contracting a disease.
The contraction of AIDS from toilet seats is extremely rare.
contractionnoun
Syncope, the loss of sounds from within a word.
contractionnoun
The acquisition of something, generally negative.
Our contraction of debt in this quarter has reduced our ability to attract investors.
contractionnoun
A distinct stage of wound healing, wherein the wound edges are gradually pulled together.
Etymology: From contractio.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Contractionnoun
Etymology: contractio, Latin.
The main parts of the poem, such as the fable and sentiments, no translator can prejudice but by omissions or contractions. Alexander Pope, Essay on Homer.
Oil of vitriol will throw the stomach into involuntary contractions. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.
Some things induce a contraction in the nerves, placed in the mouth of the stomach, which is a great cause of appetite. Francis Bacon.
Comparing the quantity of contraction and dilatation made by all the degrees of each colour, I found it greatest in the red. Isaac Newton, Opt.
Webster Dictionary
Contractionnoun
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
Contractionnoun
the process of shortening an operation
Contractionnoun
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
Contractionnoun
something contracted or abbreviated, as a word or phrase; -- as, plenipo for plenipotentiary; crim. con. for criminal conversation, etc
Contractionnoun
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
Contractionnoun
a marriage contract
Etymology: [L. contractio: cf. F. contraction.]
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Contraction
A contraction is a shortened version of the written and spoken forms of a word, syllable, or word group, created by omission of internal letters. In traditional grammar, contraction can denote the formation of a new word from one word or a group of words, for example, by elision. This often occurs in rendering a common sequence of words or, as in French, in maintaining a flowing sound. In strict analysis, contractions should not be confused with abbreviations or acronyms, with which they share some semantic and phonetic functions, though all three are connoted by the term "abbreviation" in loose parlance. Contraction is also distinguished from clipping, where beginnings and endings are omitted.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of contraction in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of contraction in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of contraction in a Sentence
The contraction of the Mexican economy during the epidemic is much bigger than that of other recent crises.
China's manufacturing sector is stuck in contraction.
The forces of the Power Cycles work over time to distributes the power and wealth among nations. Every nation and every political party must go through the cycles of expansion and contraction. This is true for all past, current and future powers. The only difference is that this power cycle got accelerated tremendously with the introduction of the Internet and global communications.
Right now, he's presiding over the collapse of his currency, a major financial crisis and a huge economic contraction, that doesn't sound like somebody who has rolled me or the United States of America.
My forecast is for a contraction of 0.7 percent this year.
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Translations for contraction
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- verkleiningAfrikaans
- انقباArabic
- свиване, скъсяване, контракция, съкращениеBulgarian
- contraccióCatalan, Valencian
- sammentrækningDanish
- Kontraktion, Verkleinerung, ZusammenziehenGerman
- contracciónSpanish
- tarttuminen, lähentyminen, supistus, taantuma, tartunta, supistumamuoto, synnytyssupistus, kontraktio, lihassupistus, supistuminenFinnish
- contractionFrench
- התכווצותHebrew
- kontraksiIndonesian
- 収縮, 陣痛, 攣縮Japanese
- 단축어, 위축, 단축Korean
- weeDutch
- sammentrekning, kontraksjon, forminskningNorwegian
- forma ściąnięta, kontrakcjaPolish
- сокращение, сжатие, стяжениеRussian
- контракција, трудовиSerbo-Croatian
- minskning, kontraktion, sammandragningSwedish
- การหดตัวThai
- скороченняUkrainian
- co thắtVietnamese
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