| 释义 |
conˈtractional, a.
[f. prec. + -al1.]
Relating to, of the nature of, or produced by contraction.
1877Le Conte Elem. Geol. (1879) 165 note, The tidal retardation is in excess of the contractional acceleration. 1885Science V. 388/1 The contractional theory here finds a cause for all the diminution of interior volume. |