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contraction definition
contraction |
Grep of noun contraction braxton-hicks contraction contraction muscular contraction premature ventricular contraction uterine contraction Overview of noun contraction The noun contraction has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) contraction, muscular contraction -- ((physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)) 2. compression, condensation, contraction -- (the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together: "the contraction of a gas on cooling") 3. contraction -- (a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds: "won't" from "will not"; "o'clock" from "of the clock") Overview of noun contraction The noun contraction has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) contraction, muscular contraction -- ((physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)) 2. compression, condensation, contraction -- (the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together: "the contraction of a gas on cooling") 3. contraction -- (a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds: "won't" from "will not"; "o'clock" from "of the clock")
contraction definition
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