Hvernig á að dæma "contraction"

• "contraction" fram á Enska.

• "contraction" fram á Franska.

Merkingar og skilgreiningar á "contraction"

Noun

(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)

Samheiti:

• contraction
• muscular contraction
• muscle contraction

Noun

the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling"

Samheiti:

• compression
• condensation
• 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'"

Samheiti:

• contraction

Noun

the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

Samheiti:

• contraction