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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151 The rub is that a slower rate of money growth will also cause a reduction in spending and a credit contraction, which in turn will cause financial and economic problems.
152 The Baltic state of Lithuania -- sandwiched between Latvia and the Russian exclave Kalingrad -- faces an economic contraction of 18 percent for 2009.
153 Objective To elucidate the underlying mechanisms of the high fatigability in mouse atrophic soleus during high-frequency tetanic contraction.
154 Thus, providing for a latency period of approximately half a year between credit contraction and economic collapse, based on my Olympic Games timing, I would pinpoint the bust for 2009.
155 Last, the temperature contraction coefficient and dry shrinkage coefficient of porous concrete are advanced.
156 Results Uterine contraction is the main reason of PPH , account 79.85%, the next is cake uterine factor and soft birth canal damage.
157 W hen the Earth moves from perihelion to aphelion, its radiation belts are expansion, and aphelion to perihelion contraction.
158 Ectodermal skin muscle cells in myofibril generally arranged along the axis of the body, the contraction of the body shorter. Sentencedict.com
159 The initial problem for second order linear evolution equation systems is discussed by using the contraction semigroup theory.
160 By using the contraction mapping principle, the boundary value problems for a second order functional difference equation are investigated.
161 Calcium ion plays an important role in cell excitation and excitation - contraction coupling as the second messenger.
162 Cold weather causes a contraction of two inches in the bridge.
163 The body color change mainly lies in the body surface to have the massive chromatophore, launches or the contraction in under the nervous system control, thus presents the different color.
164 Study the method of testing performance of uterine contraction sensor with computer automatically.
165 The earliest change histologically seen acute myocardial infarction in the first day is contraction band necrosis.
166 Crawling: Contraction to ink paper when it has not penetrated the surface. A cause for mottling.
167 From the volume, continued to show contraction trend, the market strong wait - and - see atmosphere.
168 This phenomenon is the sharp increase in foreign exchange reserves with the Central Bank to credit contraction caused by the double squeeze.
169 AIM: To study the effect of calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP) on contraction and relaxation of iliac artery transduced with CGRP gene by retrovirus vector.
170 By using the contraction mapping principle, the boundary value problems for a second order functional difference equation are investigated. Existence and uniqueness results are obtained.
171 After analysis, the major affecting factor of alloy fluidity and body contraction are compositions, pouring temperature and the inclusions of alloy.
172 Objective To study the relations between left ventricular band and cardiac murmur or premature ventricular contraction and echocardiographic features.
173 Calcium ion regulate the uterine muscle contraction, the function of oxytocin and the process of cruor.
174 Reconstruction of the bladder autonomic reflex arc by intradural microanastomosis results in bladder contraction, and contributes to controllable urination of canines.
175 A leading indicator of nonresidential construction, the Architecture Billings Index, has signaled contraction since January, amid tight credit and a limited boost from government stimulus.
176 Astronomers believe that new stars may be forming inside Bok globules, through the contraction of the dust and molecular gas under their own gravity.
177 The hand should be swung away from the body with minimal muscle contraction.
178 The text has analyzed the mechanism of contraction crack on the surface of ceramic. fibre.
179 When business in the United States underwent a mild contraction in 1927, the Federal Reserve created more paper reserves in the hope of forestalling any possible bank reserve shortage.
180 Jango : ( Contraction : Jive and tango ) a dance style mixing elements from Modern Jive and tango.
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