| 释义 |
Noun: contraction kun'trakshun- (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fibre)
- muscular contraction, muscle contraction - The process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
"the contraction of a gas on cooling"
- compression, condensation - 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'" - The act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
Derived forms: contractions See also: contract Type of: decrease, diminution, reduction, shortening, shrinkage, shrinking, step-down, word Antonym: expansion Encyclopedia: Contraction |