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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
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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T''other
::
T'other
() A
colloquial
contraction
of the
other,
and
formerly
a
contraction
for that
other.
See the Note under That, 2..
Vaginismus
::
Vaginismus
(n.) A
painful
spasmodic
contraction
of the
vagina,
often
rendering
copulation
impossible..
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..
Pearlstone
::
Pearlstone
(n.) A
glassy
volcanic
rock of a
grayish
color and
pearly
luster,
often
having
a
spherulitic
concretionary
structure
due to the
curved
cracks
produced
by
contraction
in
cooling.
See
Illust.
under
Perlitic..
I''ve
::
I've ()
Colloquial
contraction
of I have.
Corrugate
::
Corrugate
(v. t.) To form or shape into
wrinkles
or
folds,
or
alternate
ridges
and
grooves,
as by
drawing,
contraction,
pressure,
bending,
or
otherwise;
to
wrinkle;
to purse up; as, to
corrugate
plates
of iron; to
corrugate
the
forehead..
Spasm
::
Spasm (v. t.) An
involuntary
and
unnatural
contraction
of one or more
muscles
or
muscular
fibers.
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..
Tetanic
::
Tetanic
(a.)
Producing,
or
tending
to
produce,
tetanus,
or tonic
contraction
of the
muscles;
as, a
tetanic
remedy.
See
Tetanic,
n..
Strabotomy
::
Strabismus
(n.) An
affection
of one or both eyes, in which the optic axes can not be
directed
to the same
object,
-- a
defect
due
either
to undue
contraction
or to undue
relaxation
of one or more of the
muscles
which move the
eyeball;
squinting;
cross-eye..
Ain't
::
Ain't () A
contraction
for are not and am not; also used for is not.
[Colloq.
or
illiterate
speech].
See An't.
Crispation
::
Crispation
(n.) A very
slight
convulsive
or
spasmodic
contraction
of
certain
muscles,
external
or
internal..
Halt
::
Halt () 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold,
contraction
for
holdeth..
Contraction
::
Contraction
(n.)
Something
contracted
or
abbreviated,
as a word or
phrase;
-- as,
plenipo
for
plenipotentiary;
crim. con. for
criminal
conversation,
etc..
Icequake
::
Icequake
(n.) The crash or
concussion
attending
the
breaking
up of
masses
of ice, -- often due to
contraction
from
extreme
cold..
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..
Thomsen''s Disease
::
Thomsen's
disease
() An
affection
apparently
congenital,
consisting
in tonic
contraction
and
stiffness
of the
voluntary
muscles
occurring
after a
period
of
muscular
inaction..
Asthma
::
Asthma
(n.) A
disease,
characterized
by
difficulty
of
breathing
(due to a
spasmodic
contraction
of the
bronchi),
recurring
at
intervals,
accompanied
with a
wheezing
sound,
a sense of
constriction
in the
chest,
a
cough,
and
expectoration..
''em
::
'Em () An
obsolete
or
colloquial
contraction
of the old form hem,
them..
Origin
::
Origin
(n.) The point of
attachment
or end of a
muscle
which is fixed
during
contraction;
-- in
contradistinction
to
insertion.
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