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- Dictionarycontraction/kənˈtrakʃn/
noun
- 1. the process of becoming smaller: "the general contraction of the industry did further damage to morale" Similar Opposite
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CONTRACTION definition: 1. the fact of something becoming smaller or shorter: 2. the fact of becoming less in amount or…. Learn more.
The meaning of CONTRACTION is the action or process of contracting : the state of being contracted. How to use contraction in a sentence.
Contraction definition: an act or instance of contracting or the quality or state of being contracted. See examples of CONTRACTION used in a sentence.
A contraction is the act of decreasing the size of something or shortening it, or it can be the process of becoming smaller or compressed. The two most well-known uses of contraction involve muscles and words.
n. 1. The act of contracting or the state of being contracted. 2. a. A word, as won't from will not, or phrase, as o'clock from of the clock, formed by omitting or combining some of the sounds of a longer phrase. b. The formation of such a word. 3. a. Physiology The shortening and thickening of functioning muscle or muscle fiber. b.
4 meanings: 1. an instance of contracting or the state of being contracted 2. physiology any normal shortening or tensing of an.... Click for more definitions.
[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.
