Dictionary Results for contraction
1. contraction - noun · (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) Synonym(s): muscular_contraction, muscle_contraction Hypernym(s): shortening
2. contraction - noun · the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling" Synonym(s): compression, condensation Hypernym(s): shrinking, shrinkage
3. contraction - noun · 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(s): word
4. contraction - noun · the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope Hypernym(s): decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down Antonym(s): expansion
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