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Definition of contraction
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Contraction
(n.) The
shortening
of a word, or of two
words,
by the
omission
of a
letter
or
letters,
or by
reducing
two or more
vowels
or
syllables
to one; as, ne'er for
never;
can't for can not; don't for do not; it's for it is..
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Tetanic
::
Tetanic
(a.)
Producing,
or
tending
to
produce,
tetanus,
or tonic
contraction
of the
muscles;
as, a
tetanic
remedy.
See
Tetanic,
n..
Stunted
::
Stunsail
(n.) A
contraction
of
Studding
sail.
Rounding
::
Rounding
(n.)
Modifying
a
speech
sound by
contraction
of the lip
opening;
labializing;
labialization.
See Guide to
Pronunciation,
/ 11..
Electro-muscular
::
Electro-muscular
(a.)
Pertaining
the
reaction
(contraction)
of the
muscles
under
electricity,
or their
sensibility
to it..
Abbreviate
::
Abbreviate
(v. t.) To make
briefer;
to
shorten;
to
abridge;
to
reduce
by
contraction
or
omission,
especially
of words
written
or
spoken..
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..
Strictured
::
Stricture
(n.) A
localized
morbid
contraction
of any
passage
of the body. Cf.
Organic
stricture,
and
Spasmodic
stricture,
under
Organic,
and
Spasmodic..
Contraction
::
Contraction
(n.) The
shortening
of a word, or of two
words,
by the
omission
of a
letter
or
letters,
or by
reducing
two or more
vowels
or
syllables
to one; as, ne'er for
never;
can't for can not; don't for do not; it's for it is..
Stenostome
::
Stenosis
(n.) A
narrowing
of the
opening
or
hollow
of any
passage,
tube, or
orifice;
as,
stenosis
of the
pylorus.
It
differs
from
stricture
in being
applied
especially
to
diffused
rather
than
localized
contractions,
and in
always
indicating
an
origin
organic
and not
spasmodic..
Photo
::
Photo (n.) A
contraction
of
Photograph.
Hemisystole
::
Hemisystole
(n.)
Contraction
of only one
ventricle
of the
heart.
E''en
::
E'en
(adv.)
A
contraction
for even. See Even.
Twitch
::
Twitch
(n.) A
short,
spastic
contraction
of the
fibers
or
muscles;
a
simple
muscular
contraction;
as,
convulsive
twitches;
a
twitch
in the
side..
Pulmograde
::
Pulmograde
(a.)
Swimming
by the
expansion
and
contraction,
or
lunglike
movement,
of the body, or of the disk, as do the
medusae..
Styptic
::
Styptic
(a.)
Producing
contraction;
stopping
bleeding;
having
the
quality
of
restraining
hemorrhage
when
applied
to the
bleeding
part;
astringent.
''s
::
's () A
contraction
for is or
(colloquially)
for has.
Wrinkle
::
Wrinkle
(n.) A small
ridge,
prominence,
or
furrow
formed
by the
shrinking
or
contraction
of any
smooth
substance;
a
corrugation;
a
crease;
a
slight
fold; as,
wrinkle
in the skin; a
wrinkle
in
cloth..
Soph
::
Soph (n.) A
contraction
of
Sophomore.
Han''t
::
Han't () A
contraction
of have not, or has not, used in
illiterate
speech.
In the
United
States
the
commoner
spelling
is
hain't..
Convulsion
::
Convulsion
(n.) An
unnatural,
violent,
and
unvoluntary
contraction
of the
muscular
parts of an
animal
body..
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