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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91 Concrete expansion function is to produce a certain volume expansion after concrete hardening of concrete to eliminate concrete early hardening volume contraction.
92 Wealth and income effects are larger in developing countries, and the contraction of demand is therefore much larger than in Europe and North America (Japan is caught in the middle).
93 Objective:To study and introduce a new manometric method to determine the pressure during contraction and relaxation of isolated smooth muscle from trachea of guinea pig.
94 Objective:To investigate the direct effect of neurohypophysis hormone on the myocardial contraction force.
95 During the measurement of welding contraction distortion for stator in a large hydropower station, the method is used well.
96 Conclusion WGFS has the effects of negative frequency named restraining cardiac muscle contraction and stretch function, and reducing rhythum of the heart and blood pressure.
97 The new techniques include oversampling technique in digitalization of seismic wave form, spectrum contraction technique in data- transmitting and error-controlling and so on.
98 As we facial muscle contraction and an over - active form of expression annoying wrinkles.Sentencedict.com
99 In this paper, the existence and uniqueness theorems of solution of a class Non-monotonic parametric stochastic operator equation with piecewise contraction property is discussed.
100 During proecedure main cardiac arrhythmia found its expression in node tachycardia beat(81.8% ), ventricular premature contraction (45.5% ) and after procedure in sinus rate variation.
101 Experimental results show that: During freezing of rabbit aorta, the thermal expansion occurs gradually up to a peak point, and then the thermal contraction takes place abruptly.
102 Results The first three factors are umbilical cord(27.5%), uterine contraction(22.1%) and pregnancy complications (15.1%).
103 Their principal contention is that the economy is so weak (output gap) that the private sector's contraction cannot be offset by government spending and money printing.
104 The uterine contraction detector could sensitively reflect the uterine pressure change.
105 I generate my own electricity(sentencedict.com), and send out impulses to trigger contraction.
106 Just as the financial bubble lifted the economy, so the credit contraction will drag it down.
107 Conclusion DST impairs the balance between perfusion, metabolism and contraction of hibernating myocardium, leading to severe myocardial metabolic disorder.
108 The remaining 1% is present in body tissues and fluids where it is essential for cell metabolism, muscle contraction and nerve impulse transmission.
109 "It's" (with an apostrophe) should be used only as a contraction for "it is".
110 The effects of solidified agent, nanometer silicon dioxide powder and calcium carbonate powder on line contraction percentage of silicon rubber mould were discussed in this paper.
111 Stock markets will be focused on whether the official purchasing managers index will fall below the 50 mark that signals contraction.
112 Conclusion ETA may be involved in the initiation of parturition by regulating the contraction of myometrium and improving prostaglandins level.
113 Though loans have increased in recent months, it's after an unprecedented period of contraction.
114 It is well established that the cardial contraction is initiated when an action potential depolarizes the sarcolemma.
115 Once again, turmoil on Wall Street doesn't necessarily translate to contraction on Main Street.
116 The most detrimental is the cycle rate that allows full expansion and contraction of the heater resistance wire at a high rate (30 to 60 seconds' power ON and power OFF).
117 The paper introduces three kinds of new international code standard about video contraction, and puts forward the present situation and trends of video contraction technology.
118 The best resistance to expansion and contraction, long life force.
119 The result shows that: Lieque point can regulate the amplitude, frequency and intensity of uterine contraction of early pregnant rats by electric acupuncture.
120 Result: Megaarpaea delavyi Franch can obviously accelerate push movement of rat small intestine, swell guinea pig shrink power of excursive ileum flesh, and unable arouse strong straight contraction.
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