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Definition of contraction
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of contraction is as below...
Contraction
(n.) 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..
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Peristalsis
::
Peristalsis
(n.)
Peristaltic
contraction
or
action.
We''ll
::
We'll ()
Contraction
for we will or we
shall.
Peristaltic
::
Peristaltic
(a.)
Applied
to the
peculiar
wormlike
wave
motion
of the
intestines
and other
similar
structures,
produced
by the
successive
contraction
of the
muscular
fibers
of their
walls,
forcing
their
contents
onwards;
as,
peristaltic
movement..
Cramp
::
Cramp (n.) A
spasmodic
and
painful
involuntary
contraction
of a
muscle
or
muscles,
as of the leg..
Vaginismus
::
Vaginismus
(n.) A
painful
spasmodic
contraction
of the
vagina,
often
rendering
copulation
impossible..
Abbreviate
::
Abbreviate
(v. t.) To make
briefer;
to
shorten;
to
abridge;
to
reduce
by
contraction
or
omission,
especially
of words
written
or
spoken..
Round
::
Round (a.)
Modified,
as a
vowel,
by
contraction
of the lip
opening,
making
the
opening
more or less round in
shape;
rounded;
labialized;
labial.
See Guide to
Pronunciation,
/ 11..
Synneuroses
::
Synizesis
(n.) A
contraction
of two
syllables
into one;
synecphonesis.
Volvulus
::
Volvulus
(n.) The
spasmodic
contraction
of the
intestines
which
causes
colic.
Lockjaw
::
Lockjaw
(n.) A
contraction
of the
muscles
of the jaw by which its
motion
is
suspended;
a
variety
of
tetanus.
Convulsion
::
Convulsion
(n.) An
unnatural,
violent,
and
unvoluntary
contraction
of the
muscular
parts of an
animal
body..
Sphincter
::
Sphincter
(n.) A
muscle
which
surrounds,
and by its
contraction
tends to
close,
a
natural
opening;
as, the
sphincter
of the
bladder..
Photo
::
Photo (n.) A
contraction
of
Photograph.
''em
::
'Em () An
obsolete
or
colloquial
contraction
of the old form hem,
them..
''s
::
's () A
contraction
for is or
(colloquially)
for has.
''t Is
::
'T is () A
common
contraction
of it is.
Myograph
::
Myograph
(n.) An
instrument
for
determining
and
recording
the
different
phases,
as the
intensity,
velocity,
etc., of a
muscular
contraction..
Larypgismus
::
Larypgismus
(n.) A
spasmodic
state of the
glottis,
giving
rise to
contraction
or
closure
of the
opening..
Contraction
::
Contraction
(n.) 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..
Origin
::
Origin
(n.) The point of
attachment
or end of a
muscle
which is fixed
during
contraction;
-- in
contradistinction
to
insertion.
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