Look up: constriction


  1. constriction
    [n] - a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel 2. [n] - tight or narrow compression 3. [n] - the action or process of constricting or squeezing
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=constriction

  2. Constriction
    Con·stric'tion noun [ Latin constrictio : confer French constriction .] 1. The act of constricting by means of some inherent power or by movement or change in the thing itself, as distinguished from compression . 2....
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/144

  3. constriction
    The act of constricting. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?constriction

  4. constriction
    tightness noun a tight feeling in some part of the body; `he felt a constriction in her chest`; `she felt an alarming tightness in her chest`; `emotion caused a constriction of his throat`
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  5. constriction
    coarctation noun tight or narrow compression
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  6. constriction
    noun the action or process of compressing
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  7. constriction
    bottleneck noun a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
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  8. constriction
    (kәn-strik´shәn) a narrowing or compression of a part; a stricture.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  9. Constriction
    • (n.) The state of being constricted; the point where a thing is constricted; a narrowing or binding. • (n.) The act of constricting by means of some inherent power or by movement or change in the thing itself, as distinguished from compression.
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  10. constriction
    (from the article `snake`) Other feeding specializations are not so widespread among species, and some are restricted to a single group. Nearly all boids and many colubrids ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/132

  11. constriction
    constriction 1. Tightness, a constricted part; a feeling of pressure. 2. Something that constricts or the process of becoming narrower, or of making something more narrow. 3. Anything that severely restricts someone's freedom of movement, action, or expression.
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2051/2

  12. constriction
    Type: Term Pronunciation: kon-strik′shŭn Definitions: 1. A normally or pathologically contracted or narrowed portion of a structure. 2. The act or process of binding or contracting, becoming narrowed; the condition of being constricted. squeezed. 3. A subjective sensation of pressure or t...
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=20017

  13. constriction
    1) Bottleneck 2) Chokepoint 3) Narrowing
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/constriction/1

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