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Meaning of contraction
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
contraction
n 1: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ
(especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) [syn:
{contraction}, {muscular contraction}, {muscle
contraction}]
2: the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed
together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling" [syn:
{compression}, {condensation}, {contraction}]
3: 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'"
4: the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or
quantity or scope [ant: {enlargement}, {expansion}]
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