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CONTRACTION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
contraction noun [U] (REDUCTION) the fact of something becoming smaller or shorter : Cold causes contraction of the metal. The contraction of this muscle raises the lower arm. the fact of becoming less in amount or quantity: the contraction of economic output.
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CONTRACTION Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. a : the action or process of contracting The hot metal undergoes contraction as it cools. : the state of being contracted b : the shortening and thickening ...
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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.
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contraction
contraction (kənˈtrækʃən) [a. F. contraction (13th c. in Littré), ad. L. contractiōn-em, n. of action from contrahĕre to contract.] I. Related to contract v. I, II. 1. a. The action of contracting or of establishing by contract; spec. the action of contracting marriage; † also, betrothal (obs.).1598...
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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.
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Labor Contractions - Cleveland Clinic
Contractions are when your uterine muscles tighten and relax to prepare for childbirth. They help push the fetus down the birth canal.
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Contraction
Contraction may refer to:
Linguistics
Contraction (grammar), a shortened word
Poetic contraction, omission of letters for poetic reasons
Elision, mathematics, a technique to speed up shortest-path routing
Contraction mapping, a type of function on a metric space
Edge contraction or vertex contraction
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Contractions (Grammar) | Definition & Examples - Scribbr
Contractions are words or phrases that have been shortened by omitting one or more letters. Typically, you can identify a contraction by the apostrophe.
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CONTRACTION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
noun an act or instance of contracting or the quality or state of being contracted: The contraction of the ship's metal fastenings and consequent snapping of ...
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[PDF] Contractions [pdf] - San Jose State University
By definition, a contraction is a shortened form of a group of words. Contractions are used in both written and oral communication. When a contraction is ...
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contraction
contraction/kənˈtrækʃn; kən`trækʃən/ n1 [U] contracting or being contracted 缩小; 缩短; 紧缩; 收缩 the contraction of a muscle 肌肉的收缩.2 [C] (medical 医) tightening of the womb that occurs at intervals in the hours preceding childbirth (分娩时阵发性的)子宫收缩.3 [C] shortened form at a word 词的缩约形式; 缩约词 `Can't' is a contr...
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Free Contraction Checker - ProWritingAid
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Group contraction
physics, Eugene Wigner and Erdal İnönü have discussed the possibility to obtain from a given Lie group a different (non-isomorphic) Lie group by a group contraction The contraction limit trivializes the first commutator and thus yields the non-isomorphic algebra of the plane Euclidean group, .
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Vaginal contraction
Vaginal contractions are contractions of the pelvic muscles surrounding the vagina, especially the pubococcygeus muscle. Vaginal contractions are generally an involuntary muscular response to orgasm. Though usually an involuntary response, some women can control the muscles of the vagina to perform ...
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Poetic contraction
Poetic contractions are contractions of words found in poetry but not commonly used in everyday modern English. Also known as elision or syncope, these contractions are usually used to lower the number of syllables in a particular word in order to adhere to the meter of a composition. In languages l...
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