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Contraction

Pronounce Contraction as K OW N T R AH K T IY OW N.

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Phonetic transcription for contraction

Traditional IPA Phonetic transcription of contraction: | koʊntræktɪoʊn |
Modern IPA Phonetic transcription of contraction: | cɒntræctɪɒn |

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Meanings for contraction

the process of becoming smaller

contraction, muscular contraction, muscle contraction(noun)

(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)

compression, condensation, contraction(noun)

the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together

"the contraction of a gas on cooling"

contraction(noun)

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'"

contraction(noun)

the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing

most substances undergo contraction when cooled

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Synonyms for contraction

muscular contraction condensation compression muscle contraction densification abridgement compressing abridgment capsule concretion compaction condensate condensing abbreviation shrinking shrivelling corrugation drawing together reduction shortening diminution lessening contracture shrinkage downturn contractile twitch deflation retrenchment crunch decline slowdown recession tightening compacting constricting constriction contracting squeeze squeezing telescoping

Antonyms for contraction

decompression expansion

Contraction in different languages

verkleining Afrikaans
انقباArabic
контракция свиване скъсяване съкращение Bulgarian
contracció Catalan
sammentrækning Danish
kontraktion zusammenziehen verkleinerung German
contracción Spanish
supistumamuoto synnytyssupistus kontraktio lihassupistus supistuminen tartunta taantuma supistus lähentyminen tarttuminen Finnish
contraction French
התכווצותHebrew
kontraksi Indonesian
収縮, 攣縮, 陣痛Japanese
단축, 위축, 단축어Korean
wee Dutch
forminskning sammentrekning kontraksjon Norwegian
forma ściąnięta kontrakcja Polish
сокращение стяжение сжатие Russian
трудови, контракцијаSerbo
kontraktion sammandragning minskning Swedish
скороченняUkrainian

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