contraction
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1. the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope (noun.act)
2. (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) (noun.act)
hypernym | : | shortening, |
definition | : | act of decreasing in length (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | contracture, |
definition | : | an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | tetanus, |
definition | : | a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | uterine contraction, |
definition | : | a rhythmic tightening in labor of the upper uterine musculature that contracts the size of the uterus and pushes the fetus toward the birth canal (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | braxton-hicks contraction, false labor, |
definition | : | painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | vaginismus, |
definition | : | muscular contraction that causes the vagina to close; usually an anxiety reaction before coitus or pelvic examination (noun.act) |
domain category | : | physiology, |
definition | : | the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms (noun.cognition) |
3. a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | word, |
definition | : | a unit of language that native speakers can identify (noun.communication) |
4. the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together (noun.event)
hypernym | : | shrinkage, shrinking, |
definition | : | process or result of becoming less or smaller (noun.event) |
5. the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope (noun.act)
antonym | : | enlargement, expansion, |
definition | : | the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope (noun.act) |
derivation | : | contract, shrink, |
definition | : | become smaller or draw together (verb.change) |
derivation | : | contract, narrow, |
definition | : | make or become more narrow or restricted (verb.change) |
derivation | : | contract, |
definition | : | make smaller (verb.contact) |
6. (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) (noun.act)
7. the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together (noun.event)
derivation | : | condense, |
definition | : | become more compact or concentrated (verb.change) |
derivation | : | condense, |
definition | : | remove water from (verb.change) |
8. the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope (noun.act)
antonym | : | enlargement, expansion, |
definition | : | the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope (noun.act) |
derivation | : | contract, shrink, |
definition | : | become smaller or draw together (verb.change) |
derivation | : | contract, narrow, |
definition | : | make or become more narrow or restricted (verb.change) |
derivation | : | contract, |
definition | : | make smaller (verb.contact) |
9. (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) (noun.act)
10. the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together (noun.event)
derivation | : | condense, |
definition | : | become more compact or concentrated (verb.change) |
derivation | : | condense, |
definition | : | remove water from (verb.change) |
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