contraction

noun

/kənˈtrækʃn/

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[uncountable] the process of becoming smaller
- The design needs to allow for the expansion and contraction of the metal.
- The sudden contraction of the markets left them with a lot of unwanted stock.
- Physical stress caused by expansion and contraction can damage components within the computer.
- the contraction of the pipes in cold weather
opposite expansion
[countable, uncountable] a sudden and painful contracting of muscles, especially the muscles around a woman’s womb, that happens when she is giving birth to a child
- The contractions started coming every five minutes.
- Neurons control the contraction of muscles.
- The contractions were coming every ten minutes.
Wordfinder
- birth
- breech birth
- caesarean section
- contraction
- deliver
- induce
- labour
- midwife
- obstetrics
- umbilical cord
Topics Life stagesc2
[countable] (linguistics) a short form of a word
- ‘He's’ may be a contraction of ‘he is’ or ‘he has’.
Topics Languageb1

Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin contractio(n-), from contrahere ‘draw together’, from con- ‘together’ + trahere ‘draw’.

单词	contraction
释义	contraction noun /kənˈtrækʃn/ /kənˈtrækʃn/ jump to other results [uncountable] the process of becoming smaller The design needs to allow for the expansion and contraction of the metal. The sudden contraction of the markets left them with a lot of unwanted stock. Physical stress caused by expansion and contraction can damage components within the computer. the contraction of the pipes in cold weather opposite expansion [countable, uncountable] a sudden and painful contracting of muscles, especially the muscles around a woman’s womb, that happens when she is giving birth to a child The contractions started coming every five minutes. Neurons control the contraction of muscles. The contractions were coming every ten minutes. Wordfinder birth breech birth caesarean section contraction deliver induce labour midwife obstetrics umbilical cord Topics Life stagesc2 [countable] (linguistics) a short form of a word ‘He's’ may be a contraction of ‘he is’ or ‘he has’. Topics Languageb1 Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin contractio(n-), from contrahere ‘draw together’, from con- ‘together’ + trahere ‘draw’.
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