What is "contraction" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "contraction": (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)

Noun

Pronunciation in US: /kənˈtɹæk.ʃən/

Pronunciation in UK: /ˈkɒn.tɹæk.ʃən/ (stressed); IPA(key)

Meaning of "contraction": the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together

Noun

Pronunciation in US: /kənˈtɹæk.ʃən/

Pronunciation in UK: /ˈkɒn.tɹæk.ʃən/ (stressed); IPA(key)

Meaning of "contraction": a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds

Noun

Pronunciation in US: /kənˈtɹæk.ʃən/

Pronunciation in UK: /ˈkɒn.tɹæk.ʃən/ (stressed); IPA(key)

Meaning of "contraction": the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

Noun

Pronunciation in US: /kənˈtɹæk.ʃən/

Pronunciation in UK: /ˈkɒn.tɹæk.ʃən/ (stressed); IPA(key)

Synonyms:

recession, shrinkage, reduction, decrease, condensation, reducing, compression, abridgment, evaporation, confinement, lessening, abbreviation, narrowing, omission, curtailment, withdrawal, diminution, shrinking, constriction, confining, omitting, deflation, receding, condensing, elision, tightening, dwindling, abbreviating, abridging, curtailing, cutting down, decreasing, deflating, diminishing, drawing together, evaporating, lopping, shrivelling, tensing, withdrawing,

Antonyms:

enlargement, increase, expansion, amplification, dilation, extension, opening, lengthening, spread, stretch,