CONTRACTION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
   Hypernyms(s) contraction is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • decrease (what does decrease mean?)
   • diminution (what does diminution mean?)
   • reduction (what does reduction mean?)
   • step-down (what does step-down mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • expansion (what does expansion mean?)
   • enlargement (what does enlargement mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • contract (what does contract mean?)
   • condense (what does condense mean?)
   • concentrate (what does concentrate mean?)
   • contract (what does contract mean?)
   • abridge (what does abridge mean?)
   • foreshorten (what does foreshorten mean?)
   • abbreviate (what does abbreviate mean?)
   • shorten (what does shorten mean?)
   • cut (what does cut mean?)
   • contract (what does contract mean?)
   • reduce (what does reduce mean?)
   • shrink (what does shrink mean?)
   • contract (what does contract mean?)
   • narrow (what does narrow mean?)
   • contract (what does contract mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
   Synonym(s)
   • muscle contraction (what does muscle contraction mean?)
   • muscular contraction (what does muscular contraction mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) contraction is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • shortening (what does shortening mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • contracture (what does contracture mean?)
   • tetanus (what does tetanus mean?)
   • uterine contraction (what does uterine contraction mean?)
   • Braxton-Hicks contraction (what does Braxton-Hicks contraction mean?)
   • false labor (what does false labor mean?)
   • vaginismus (what does vaginismus mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • compress (what does compress mean?)
   • constrict (what does constrict mean?)
   • squeeze (what does squeeze mean?)
   • compact (what does compact mean?)
   • contract (what does contract mean?)
   • press (what does press mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds
   Usage Example(s)
   • `won”t” is a contraction of `will not”
   • `o”clock” is a contraction of `of the clock”
   Hypernyms(s) contraction is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • word (what does word mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
   Synonym(s)
   • compression (what does compression mean?)
   • condensation (what does condensation mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the contraction of a gas on cooling
   Hypernyms(s) contraction is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • shrinking (what does shrinking mean?)
   • shrinkage (what does shrinkage mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • constriction (what does constriction mean?)
   • coarctation (what does coarctation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • condense (what does condense mean?)
   • condense (what does condense mean?)
   • condense (what does condense mean?)
   • concentrate (what does concentrate mean?)
   • contract (what does contract mean?)
   • compress (what does compress mean?)
   • constrict (what does constrict mean?)
   • squeeze (what does squeeze mean?)
   • compact (what does compact mean?)
   • contract (what does contract mean?)
   • press (what does press mean?)