contractions
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CONTRACTIONS
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contractions
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contraction
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4
senses for
contraction
as a
Noun
:
Synonyms
:
Contraction
Muscular contraction
Muscle contraction
Definitions
:
(physiology)
a
shortening
or
tensing
of a
part
or
organ
(especially
of a
muscle
or
muscle
fiber)
Antonyms
:
expansion
,
enlargement
Synonyms
:
Compression
Condensation
Contraction
Definitions
:
the
process
or
result
of
becoming
smaller
or
pressed
together
Examples
:
The
contraction
of a
gas
on
cooling
Synonyms
:
Contraction
Definitions
:
a
word
formed
from
two
or
more
words
by
omitting
or
combining
some
sounds
Examples
:
`won't'
is a
contraction
of
`will
not'
`o'clock'
is a
contraction
of
`of
the
clock'
Synonyms
:
Contraction
Definitions
:
the
act
of
decreasing
(something)
in
size
or
volume
or
quantity
or
scope
Noun related (for
contraction
)
braxton-hicks contraction
muscle contraction
muscular contraction
premature ventricular contraction
uterine contraction
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