con|trac|tion|al — «kuhn TRAK shuh nuhl», adjective. serving or tending to contract … Useful english dictionary
con|trac|tion — «kuhn TRAK shuhn», noun. 1. the act or process of contracting: »Cold causes the contraction of liquids, gases, and solids; heat causes expansion. Figurative. He talks of making more contractions of his expense (Samuel Johnson). 2. the condition… … Useful english dictionary
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
trac — am·trac; at·trac·tion; at·trac·tion·al·ly; at·trac·tor; con·trac·til·i·ty; con·trac·tion; con·trac·tion·al; con·trac·tion·ist; con·trac·tive; con·trac·tor; con·trac·tu·al; con·trac·ture; con·trac·tus; de·trac·tion; de·trac·tive; de·trac·tor;… … English syllables
con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… … English syllables
contraction — con·trac·tion … English syllables
contractional — con·trac·tion·al … English syllables
contraction — con•trac•tion [[t]kənˈtræk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) an act or instance of contracting 2) the quality or state of being contracted 3) gram. a shortened form of a word or group of words, with the omitted letters often replaced in written English by an… … From formal English to slang
contraction — con|trac|tion [kənˈtrækʃən] n 1.) medical a very strong and painful movement of a muscle, especially the muscles around the ↑womb during birth 2.) [U] the process of becoming smaller or narrower ▪ the contraction of metal as it cools 3.) a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
contraction — con|trac|tion [ kən trækʃən ] noun * 1. ) uncount the process of becoming smaller: the contraction of cooling metal There is likely to be further contraction of the dot com sector as more firms go bankrupt. 2. ) count MEDICAL a movement of a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
