contraction
n. act of contracting; spasm; shortening, shrinking; shortened form of a word or phrase that contains an apostrophe in place of missing letters (i.e. she's); strong and usually painful movement of the muscles in the womb that helps to push the baby out of the mother's body during the process of birth | ||||
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Contraction Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
Contraction Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
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.
(n.)
The process of shortening an operation.
(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.)
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.
(n.)
Something contracted or abbreviated, as a word or phrase; -- as, plenipo for plenipotentiary; crim. con. for criminal conversation, etc.
(n.)
A marriage contract.
(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.
(n.)
The process of shortening an operation.
(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.)
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.
(n.)
Something contracted or abbreviated, as a word or phrase; -- as, plenipo for plenipotentiary; crim. con. for criminal conversation, etc.
(n.)
A marriage contract.
| WordNet 2.0 |
contraction
Noun
1. (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
(synonym) muscular contraction, muscle contraction
(hypernym) shortening
(hyponym) contracture
(derivation) compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
(classification) physiology
2. the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling"
(synonym) compression, condensation
(hypernym) shrinking, shrinkage
(hyponym) constriction, coarctation
3. a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds; "`won't' is a contraction of `will not'"; "`o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock'"
(hypernym) word
4. the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
(antonym) expansion, enlargement
(hypernym) decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
(derivation) contract
Noun
1. (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
(synonym) muscular contraction, muscle contraction
(hypernym) shortening
(hyponym) contracture
(derivation) compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
(classification) physiology
2. the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling"
(synonym) compression, condensation
(hypernym) shrinking, shrinkage
(hyponym) constriction, coarctation
3. a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds; "`won't' is a contraction of `will not'"; "`o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock'"
(hypernym) word
4. the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
(antonym) expansion, enlargement
(hypernym) decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
(derivation) contract
| Shakespeare Words |
CONTRACTION
the marriage contract
the marriage contract
| hEnglish - advanced version |
contraction
contraction
\con*trac"tion\ (?), n. [l. contractio: cf. f. 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 cold.
2. (math.) the process of shortening an operation.
3. 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.
4. something contracted or abbreviated, as a word or phrase; -- as, plenipo for plenipotentiary; crim. con. for criminal conversation, etc.
5. (gram.) 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.
6. a marriage contract. [obs.]
contraction
n
1. (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) [syn: muscular contraction ]
2. the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together: "the contraction of a gas on cooling" [syn: compression, condensation]
3. a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds: "won't" from "will not"; "o'clock" from "of the clock"
similar words(1)
uterine contraction
contraction
\con*trac"tion\ (?), n. [l. contractio: cf. f. 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 cold.
2. (math.) the process of shortening an operation.
3. 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.
4. something contracted or abbreviated, as a word or phrase; -- as, plenipo for plenipotentiary; crim. con. for criminal conversation, etc.
5. (gram.) 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.
6. a marriage contract. [obs.]
contraction
n
1. (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) [syn: muscular contraction ]
2. the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together: "the contraction of a gas on cooling" [syn: compression, condensation]
3. a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds: "won't" from "will not"; "o'clock" from "of the clock"
similar words(1)
uterine contraction
Contraction Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| WEATHER&METEOROLOGY |
contraction
A shortened form of a word, title, or phrase used for brevity:
A shortened form of a word, title, or phrase used for brevity:
| Dictionary of Automotive Terms |
Contraction
A thermal action where the size of an object is reduced when cooled; the opposite of expansion .
A thermal action where the size of an object is reduced when cooled; the opposite of expansion .
Contraction Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Contraction
Contraction may refer to:
- Contraction (childbirth), a contraction during childbirth
- Contraction (grammar), a new word formed from two or more individual words, see also abbreviation and acronym
- Braille contraction, used to decrease space and increase reading speed
- Economic contraction, a reversal of economic growth; the opposite of economic expansion.
- The reverse of thermal expansion
- Contraction mapping, in mathematics, a type of function on a metric space
- Edge contraction or vertex contraction, graph operations used in graph theory
- Muscle contraction, one that occurs when a muscle fiber lengthens or shortens
- Tensor contraction in tensor theory (in mathematics)
- Synaeresis, the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong
- Contraction, a stage in Wound healing
- A structural rule in proof theory, see idempotency of entailment
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