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contraction    音标拼音: [kəntr'ækʃən]
n. 收缩,缩写式,害病

收缩,缩写式,害病

contraction
收缩

contraction
收缩

contraction
n 1: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ
(especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) [synonym:
{contraction}, {muscular contraction}, {muscle
contraction}]
2: the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed
together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling" [synonym:
{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}]

Contraction \Con*trac"tion\, n. [L. contractio: cf. F.
contraction.]
1. The act or process of contracting, shortening, or
shrinking; the state of being contracted; as, contraction
of the heart, of the pupil of the eye, or of a tendon; the
contraction produced by cold.
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2. (Math.) The process of shortening an operation.
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3. The act of incurring or becoming subject to, as
liabilities, obligation, debts, etc.; the process of
becoming subject to; as, the contraction of a disease.
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4. Something contracted or abbreviated, as a word or phrase;
-- as, plenipo for plenipotentiary; crim. con. for
criminal conversation, etc.
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5. (Gram.) The shortening of a word, or of two words, by the
omission of a letter or letters, or by reducing two or
more vowels or syllables to one; as, ne'er for never;
can't for can not; don't for do not; it's for it is.
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6. A marriage contract. [Obs.] --Shak.
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57 Moby Thesaurus words for "contraction":
Speedwriting, abatement, abbreviation, abridgment, alleviation,
apocope, aposiopesis, attenuation, brachygraphy, clipping,
coarctation, constriction, crasis, cutting, dampening, damping,
decrease, decrement, decrescence, deduction, deflation,
depreciation, depression, diminishment, diminution, dying,
dying off, elision, ellipsis, extenuation, fade-out, languishment,
lessening, letup, lowering, miniaturization, mitigation, narrowing,
phonography, pruning, reduction, relaxation, sagging, scaling down,
shortening, shorthand, simplicity, stenography, stricture,
subtraction, syncope, syneresis, tachygraphy, taper, tapering,
truncation, weakening

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  • CONTRACTION Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of CONTRACTION is the action or process of contracting : the state of being contracted How to use contraction in a sentence
  • Contractions (Grammar) | Definition Examples - Scribbr
    What is a contraction? A contraction is a combination of two or more existing words that creates a shorter word Sometimes, a contraction can be a single word (e g , “kinda”), but in most cases contractions are formed using words that often go together (e g , “do not” becomes “don’t”)
  • CONTRACTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    CONTRACTION definition: 1 the fact of something becoming smaller or shorter: 2 the fact of becoming less in amount or… Learn more
  • Contraction (grammar) - Wikipedia
    A contraction is a shortened version of the spoken and written forms of a word, syllable, or word group, created by omission of internal letters and sounds
  • Contraction - Wikipedia
    Look up contraction or contracted in Wiktionary, the free dictionary This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Contraction If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article
  • How to Use Contractions: 12 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHow
    A contraction consists of two words shortened (contracted) into one word It reflects the way people often speak "Do not" becomes "don't " "Will not" becomes "won't " "I am" becomes "I'm " "You are" becomes "you're " "She is" becomes "she's "
  • Contraction - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    A contraction is a word that is made up of two or more words that are connected together One or more letters are removed from the words when they are connected
  • Contractions - Grammar - Cambridge Dictionary
    We use contractions (I’m, we’re) in everyday speech and informal writing Contractions, which are sometimes called ‘short forms’, commonly combine a pronoun or noun and a verb, or a verb and not, in a shorter form Contractions are usually not appropriate in formal writing
  • CONTRACTION Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster
    Synonyms for CONTRACTION: compression, squeezing, contracting, condensing, condensation, squeeze, constriction, consolidation; Antonyms of CONTRACTION: expansion, dispersion, decompression, inflation, scattering, dissipation, dilation, swelling
  • What Are Contractions in Writing? - Grammarly
    Contractions are a unique type of word that combines two or more other words in a shortened form, usually with an apostrophe Contractions take words that usually go together, like can not or I have, and then remove certain letters to shorten them and make other words, like can’t or I’ve





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