Antonym: expansion. Similar words: contradiction, contract, contractor, social contract, traction, subtraction, retraction, detraction. Meaning: [kən'trækʃn] 
n. 1. (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) 2. the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together 3. a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds 4. the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope.
n. 1. (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) 2. the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together 3. a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds 4. the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope. 
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1 Contraction of the timbers left gaps in the fence.
2 'Haven't' is a contraction of 'have not'.
3 The contraction of this muscle raises the lower arm.
4 Cold causes contraction of the metal.
5 'Won't' is a contraction of 'will not'.
6 'Can't' is a contraction of 'cannot'.
7 The sudden contraction of the markets left them with a lot of unwanted stock.
8 Physical stress caused by expansion and contraction can damage components within the computer.
9 'He's' may be a contraction of 'he is' or 'he has'.
10 'It's' should be used only as a contraction for 'it is'.
11 Repeat 20 times,[www.Sentencedict.com] holding each contraction for 1 second.
12 More signs of contraction in the service industries.
13 Hold the contraction for 2 seconds, then lower again.
14 This is probably because of impaired gall bladder contraction.
15 I felt a contraction and dashed back.
16 Yesterday's figures show a sharp contraction in the amount of credit outstanding in 1991.
17 The vascular changes and muscle contraction then could be considered to be of secondary importance.
18 The threshold of phasic sphincter contraction reverted to normal in the three patients with abnormal values.
19 It stretches and will allow for expansion and contraction without cracking.
20 Further contraction, pit closures(sentencedict.com), and industrial erosion would certainly follow.
21 The interior cooling recorded by contraction at the surface must have persisted over a long period.
22 The forces of expansion are balanced by forces of contraction.
23 Low plasma octreotide concentration and increased fasting volume may explain improved gall bladder contraction.
24 Such regular joint patterns appear to develop when the centres of contraction are evenly spaced.
25 By contrast with our study, the available data for oral cisapride do not suggest that cisapride affects characteristics of oesophageal contraction.
26 It would seem that acromegaly as such does not directly impair gall bladder contraction.
27 Cyanosis and flushing occur during the tonic phase, owing to the sustained contraction of respiratory muscles and cessation of breathing.
28 The problem is that this wrong-way impulse sets off a muscle contraction in each of those several hundred muscle fibers.
29 They also promote sodium excretion and induce a mild volume contraction.
30 This study indicates that octreotide injections impair postprandial gall bladder contraction for at least four hours.
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