1) Abbreviation 2) Aren`t 3) Closure 4) Coarctation 5) Contracture 6) Hadnt 7) Intake 8) It`d 9) It`s 10) Reduction 11) Shudder 12) Spasm 13) Tapering 14) Vaginismus
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1) Atrophy 2) Attenuation 3) Collapse 4) Compaction 5) Consumption 6) Decrease 7) Decrement 8) Defalcation 9) Diminution 10) Economic contraction 11) Emaciation 12) French word used in English 13) Hourglass 14) Lessening 15) Marasmus 16) Muscle contraction 17) Muscular contraction 18) Neck 19) Reduction
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• (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. • (n.) A marriage contract. • (n.) Something contracted or abbreviated, as a word or phrase; -- as, plenipo for plenipotentiary; c...
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(L. contractus drawn together) a shortening or reduction in size; in connection with muscles contraction implies shortening and/or development of tension.
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Economic contraction
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A hollowing and tightening of the muscles in the core of the body.
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(from the article `economic stabilizer`) When business begins to contract, the first manifestation is a decrease in investment that causes unemployment in the capital goods industries; the ... ...of administrative, clerical, and technical workers relative to manual workers. A second course of change has affected occupations linked with ...
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(from the article `paleography`) ...problem confronting paleographers. They were extensively used in Roman times by lawyers to avoid repetition of technical terms and formulas. ...
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A basic movement in the technique of Martha Graham, based on breath inhalation and exhalation.
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term introduced by the modern dancer and choreographer Martha Graham as one of the key elements of her own dance technique. It refers to the forward curving of the spine, starting from the pelvic zone.
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<physiology> A shortening or reduction in size, in connection with muscles contraction implies shortening and/or development of tension. ... Origin: L. Contractus = drawn together ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(kәn-trak´shәn) a drawing together; a shortening or shrinkage.
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Con·trac'tion noun [ Latin
contractio : confer French
contraction .]
1. 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 tendon; the
contraction produced by col...
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(C) Type: Term Pronunciation: kon-trak′shŭn Definitions: 1. A shortening or increase in tension; denoting the normal function of muscle. 2. Shrinkage or reduction in size. 3. Heart beat, as in premature contraction.
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Contraction: The tightening and shortening of a muscle.
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A forceful, rhythmic and often painful tightening of the uterine muscles during labor. Contractions occur during childbirth and help to push the baby through the cervix and out of the vagina. True labor contractions will become closer, stronger and will help dilate the cervix. False labor contractions do not become closer or stronger and are know.....
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Translations for „Contraction“ Become a Premium Member today! Reduction of the volume (lat. contraction, reduction of volume) when mixing high-proof alcohol with water. If, for example, 50 litres of pure alcohol are mixed with 50 litres of water, the result is not 100 litres but 96.3 litres of liquid with 51.9% alcohol by volume....
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see apostrophe
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muscle contraction noun (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
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noun the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
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shrinkage resulting from cooling (e.g.in igneous rocks).
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an act or instance of contracting. · the quality or state of being contracted. · a shortened form of a word or group of words, with the omitted letters often replaced in written English by an apostrophe, as e'er for ever, isn't for is not, dep't for department. · the change in a muscle by which it becomes thickened and shortened. ...
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A decrease in size due to a temperature change. It should not be confused with shrinkage, which is a non-reversible occurrence. Contraction is reversible with a reverse in the temperature change. As a piece of ceramics heats and cools, it expands and contracts. The rate of expansion and contraction of a glaze must be compatible with that of the cla...
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a shortening or tensing of a muscle or organ
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the act of decreasing in size or volume or quantity or scope
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