- shrinking, contraction
- تَقْليص \ shrinking, contraction.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
shrinking, contraction
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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contraction — late 14c., action of making a contract (especially of marriage), also action of shrinking or shortening, from O.Fr. contraction (13c.), or directly from L. contractionem (nom. contractio), noun of action from pp. stem of contrahere (see CONTRACT… … Etymology dictionary
contraction — [n] drawing in; shortening abbreviating, abbreviation, abridging, abridgment, compression, condensation, condensing, confinement, confining, constriction, curtailing, curtailment, cutting down, decrease, decreasing, deflating, deflation,… … New thesaurus
contraction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Shrinking Nouns 1. (becoming smaller) contraction, reduction, diminution; decrease; shrinking, shriveling, atrophy, astringency; emaciation, attenuation, consumption, tabescence; abbreviation. See… … English dictionary for students
Contraction — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Contraction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 contraction contraction reduction diminution Sgm: N 1 decrease decrease &c. 36 of size Sgm: N 1 defalcation defalcation decrement Sgm: N 1 lessening … English dictionary for students
contraction — noun 1) the contraction of the industry Syn: shrinking, shrinkage, decline, decrease, diminution, dwindling 2) the contraction of muscles Syn: tightening, tensing, flexing 3) my contractions … Thesaurus of popular words
contraction — noun 1) the contraction of the industry Syn: shrinking, shrinkage, decline, decrease, diminution, dwindling 2) the contraction of muscles Syn: tightening, tensing, flexing 3) … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
contraction — con·trac·tion || kÉ™n trækʃn 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) … English contemporary dictionary
contraction — n. 1. Shrinking, shrivelling, corrugation, drawing together, drawing in. 2. Reduction, shortening, diminution, lessening, abridgment, abbreviation … New dictionary of synonyms
contraction — n. 1 the act of contracting. 2 Med. (usu. in pl.) shortening of the uterine muscles during childbirth. 3 shrinking, diminution. 4 a a shortening of a word by combination or elision. b a contracted word or group of words. Etymology: F f. L… … Useful english dictionary
shrinking — noun 1. process or result of becoming less or smaller the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage • Syn: ↑shrinkage • Derivationally related forms: ↑shrink (for: ↑shrinkage), ↑shrink … Useful english dictionary
