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Definition of contraction
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Contraction
(n.) A
marriage
contract.
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Contraction
::
Contraction
(n.) The act of
incurring
or
becoming
subject
to, as
liabilities,
obligation,
debts,
etc.; the
process
of
becoming
subject
to; as, the
contraction
of a
disease..
Rounding
::
Rounding
(n.)
Modifying
a
speech
sound by
contraction
of the lip
opening;
labializing;
labialization.
See Guide to
Pronunciation,
/ 11..
Myograph
::
Myograph
(n.) An
instrument
for
determining
and
recording
the
different
phases,
as the
intensity,
velocity,
etc., of a
muscular
contraction..
Shrink
::
Shrink
(n.) The act
shrinking;
shrinkage;
contraction;
also,
recoil;
withdrawal..
Oxytocic
::
Oxytocic
(a.)
Promoting
uterine
contractions,
or
parturition..
Astringent
::
Astringent
(n.) A
medicine
or other
substance
that
produces
contraction
in the soft
organic
textures,
and
checks
discharges
of
blood,
mucus,
etc..
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..
Contraction
::
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..
Ain't
::
Ain't () A
contraction
for are not and am not; also used for is not.
[Colloq.
or
illiterate
speech].
See An't.
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..
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..
Tonicity
::
Tonicity
(n.) The state of
healthy
tension
or
partial
contraction
of
muscle
fibers
while at rest; tone;
tonus.
Crispation
::
Crispation
(n.) A very
slight
convulsive
or
spasmodic
contraction
of
certain
muscles,
external
or
internal..
I''m
::
I'm () A
contraction
of I am.
Tetanize
::
Tetanize
(v. t.) To
throw,
as a
muscle,
into a state of
permanent
contraction;
to cause
tetanus
in. See
Tetanus,
n., 2..
Synedral
::
Synecphonesis
(n.) A
contraction
of two
syllables
into one;
synizesis.
Volvulus
::
Volvulus
(n.) The
spasmodic
contraction
of the
intestines
which
causes
colic.
Rigor
::
Rigor (n.) A sense of
chilliness,
with
contraction
of the skin; a
convulsive
shuddering
or
tremor,
as in the chill
preceding
a
fever..
Round
::
Round (a.)
Modified,
as a
vowel,
by
contraction
of the lip
opening,
making
the
opening
more or less round in
shape;
rounded;
labialized;
labial.
See Guide to
Pronunciation,
/ 11..
Styptic
::
Styptic
(a.)
Producing
contraction;
stopping
bleeding;
having
the
quality
of
restraining
hemorrhage
when
applied
to the
bleeding
part;
astringent.
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