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Definition of contraction
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Contraction
(n.) The
process
of
shortening
an
operation.
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Thro''
::
Thro' () A
contraction
of
Through.
Contraction
::
Contraction
(n.) A
marriage
contract.
Ta''en
::
Ta'en () p. p. of Ta, to take, or a
contraction
of
Taken..
Astringent
::
Astringent
(n.) A
medicine
or other
substance
that
produces
contraction
in the soft
organic
textures,
and
checks
discharges
of
blood,
mucus,
etc..
Cello
::
Cello (n.) A
contraction
for
Violoncello.
Laxator
::
Laxator
(n.) That which
loosens;
-- esp., a
muscle
which by its
contraction
loosens
some
part..
Photo
::
Photo (n.) A
contraction
of
Photograph.
Stamped
::
Stammering
(n.) A
disturbance
in the
formation
of
sounds.
It is due
essentially
to
long-continued
spasmodic
contraction
of the
diaphragm,
by which
expiration
is
preented,
and hence it may be
considered
as a
spasmodic
inspiration..
Abbreviate
::
Abbreviate
(v. t.) To make
briefer;
to
shorten;
to
abridge;
to
reduce
by
contraction
or
omission,
especially
of words
written
or
spoken..
Tetanic
::
Tetanic
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to
tetanus;
having
the
character
of
tetanus;
as, a
tetanic
state;
tetanic
contraction..
Ammeter
::
Ammeter
(n.) A
contraction
of
amperometer
or
amperemeter.
Volvulus
::
Volvulus
(n.) The
spasmodic
contraction
of the
intestines
which
causes
colic.
Styptic
::
Styptic
(a.)
Producing
contraction;
stopping
bleeding;
having
the
quality
of
restraining
hemorrhage
when
applied
to the
bleeding
part;
astringent.
Tetanus
::
Tetanus
(n.) That
condition
of a
muscle
in which it is in a state of
continued
vibratory
contraction,
as when
stimulated
by a
series
of
induction
shocks..
Sartorius
::
Sartorius
(n.) A
muscle
of the
thigh,
called
the
tailor's
muscle,
which
arises
from the hip bone and is
inserted
just below the knee. So named
because
its
contraction
was
supposed
to
produce
the
position
of the legs
assumed
by the
tailor
in
sitting..
Warp
::
Warp (v. t.) To turn or twist out of
shape;
esp., to twist or bend out of a flat plane by
contraction
or
otherwise..
Can''t
::
Can't () A
colloquial
contraction
for can not.
Strictured
::
Stricture
(n.) A
localized
morbid
contraction
of any
passage
of the body. Cf.
Organic
stricture,
and
Spasmodic
stricture,
under
Organic,
and
Spasmodic..
Apostrophe
::
Apostrophe
(n.) The
contraction
of a word by the
omission
of a
letter
or
letters,
which
omission
is
marked
by the
character
[']
placed
where the
letter
or
letters
would have been; as,
call'd
for
called..
Skim
::
Skim (a.)
Contraction
of
Skimming
and
Skimmed.
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