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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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Inertia
::
Inertia
(n.) Want of
activity;
sluggishness;
-- said
especially
of the
uterus,
when, in
labor,
its
contractions
have
nearly
or
wholly
ceased..
Origin
::
Origin
(n.) The point of
attachment
or end of a
muscle
which is fixed
during
contraction;
-- in
contradistinction
to
insertion.
Laxator
::
Laxator
(n.) That which
loosens;
-- esp., a
muscle
which by its
contraction
loosens
some
part..
Twitch
::
Twitch
(n.) A
short,
spastic
contraction
of the
fibers
or
muscles;
a
simple
muscular
contraction;
as,
convulsive
twitches;
a
twitch
in the
side..
Larypgismus
::
Larypgismus
(n.) A
spasmodic
state of the
glottis,
giving
rise to
contraction
or
closure
of the
opening..
I'' Ll
::
I' ll ()
Contraction
for I will or I
shall.
Myography
::
Myography
(n.) The
description
of
muscles,
including
the study of
muscular
contraction
by the aid of
registering
apparatus,
as by some form of
myograph;
myology..
''gainst
::
'Gainst
(prep.)
A
contraction
of
Against.
Contraction
::
Contraction
(n.) A
marriage
contract.
Systasis
::
Systaltic
(a.)
Capable
of, or
taking
place by,
alternate
contraction
and
dilatation;
as, the
systaltic
action
of the
heart..
Wa''n''t
::
Wa'n't
() A
colloquial
contraction
of was not.
Shock
::
Shock (n.) The
sudden
convulsion
or
contraction
of the
muscles,
with the
feeling
of a
concussion,
caused
by the
discharge,
through
the
animal
system,
of
electricity
from a
charged
body..
Spasm
::
Spasm (v. t.) An
involuntary
and
unnatural
contraction
of one or more
muscles
or
muscular
fibers.
Soph
::
Soph (n.) A
contraction
of
Sophomore.
Myograph
::
Myograph
(n.) An
instrument
for
determining
and
recording
the
different
phases,
as the
intensity,
velocity,
etc., of a
muscular
contraction..
Shrinkage
::
Shrinkage
(n.) The
amount
of such
contraction;
the bulk or
dimension
lost by
shrinking,
as of
grain,
castings,
etc..
Astringency
::
Astringency
(n.) The
quality
of being
astringent;
the power of
contracting
the parts of the body; that
quality
in
medicines
or other
substances
which
causes
contraction
of the
organic
textures;
as, the
astringency
of
tannin..
Rounded
::
Rounded
(a.)
Modified
by
contraction
of the lip
opening;
labialized;
labial.
See Guide to
Pronunciation,
/ 11..
Ain't
::
Ain't () A
contraction
for are not and am not; also used for is not.
[Colloq.
or
illiterate
speech].
See An't.
Astringent
::
Astringent
(n.) A
medicine
or other
substance
that
produces
contraction
in the soft
organic
textures,
and
checks
discharges
of
blood,
mucus,
etc..
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