English-Thai Dictionary

constrict

VI กด แน่น เข้าด้วยกัน  compress squeeze kod-naen-kao-duai-kan

 

constrict

VT จำกัด การ ไหล (เช่น  เลือด  อากาศ  jam-kad-kan-lai

 

constrict

VT ทำให้ แคบ ลง  contract tam-hai-kaeb-long

 

constriction

N การ หดตัว  contraction restriction kan-hod-tua

 

constriction

N ความรู้สึก แน่นหน้าอก  kwam-ru-suek-naen-na-ok

 

constrictive

N ที่ หดตัว  ti-hod-tua

 

constrictor

N งู ที่ ฆ่า เหยื่อ โดย การ บีบรัด  ngu-ti-ka-yuea-doi-kan-bib-rad

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONSTRICT

v.t.[L. See Constrain. ] To draw together; to bind; to cramp; to draw into a narrow compass; hence, to contract or cause to shrink.

 

CONSTRICTED

pp. Drawn together; bound; contracted.

 

CONSTRICTING

ppr. Drawing together; binding; contracting.

 

CONSTRICTION

n.A drawing together or contraction by means of some inherent power, or by spasm, as distinguished from compression, or the pressure of extraneous bodies; as the constriction of a muscle or fiber. It may perhaps be sometimes used as synonymous with compression.

 

CONSTRICTOR

n. 1. That which draws together or contracts. In anatomy, a muscle which draws together or closes an orifice of the body; as the constrictor labiorum, a muscle of the lips.
2. A species of serpents, the black snake of the United States. Also, the Boa constrictor, the largest of known serpents.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONSTRICT

Con *strict ", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Constricted; p.pr. & vb. n.Constricting. ] Etym: [L. constrictus, p.p. of constringere. See Constrain. ]

 

Defn: To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or ause to shrink. Such things as constrict the fibers. Arbuthnot. Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their contraction constrict. Todd & Bowman.

 

CONSTRICTED

CONSTRICTED Con *strict "ed, a.

 

1. Drawn together; bound; contracted; cramped.

 

2. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Contracted or compressed so as to be smaller in certain places or parts than in others.

 

CONSTRICTION

Con *stric "tion, n. Etym: [L. constrictio: cf. F. constriction. ]

 

1. The act of constricting by means of some inherent power or by movement or change in the thing itself, as distinguished from compression.

 

2. The state of being constricted; the point where a thing is constricted; a narrowing or binding. A constriction of the parts inservient to speech. Grew.

 

CONSTRICTIVE

CONSTRICTIVE Con *strict "ive, a.

 

Defn: Serving or tending to bind or constrict.

 

CONSTRICTOR

CONSTRICTOR Con *strict "or, n.

 

1. That which constricts, draws together, or contracts.

 

2. (Anat. )

 

Defn: A muscle which contracts or closes an orifice, or which compresses an organ; a sphincter.

 

3. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A serpent that kills its prey by inclosing and crushing it with its folds; as, the boa constrictor.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

constrict

con strict |kənˈstrikt kənˈstrɪkt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] make narrower, esp. by encircling pressure: chemicals that constrict the blood vessels | (as adj. constricted ) : constricted air passages. • [ no obj. ] become narrower: he felt his throat constrict. • (of a snake ) coil around (prey ) in order to asphyxiate it. • inhibit or restrict: the fear and the reality of crime constrict many people's lives. DERIVATIVES con stric tive |-tiv |adjective ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin constrict- ‘bound tightly together, ’ from the verb constringere (see constrain ).

 

constriction

con stric tion |kənˈstrikSHən kənˈstrɪkʃn | ▶noun the action of making something narrower by pressure or of becoming narrower; tightening: asthma is a constriction of the airways. • a place where something has become tighter or narrower; an obstruction: flow was impeded at bends and constrictions.

 

constrictor

con stric tor |kənˈstriktər kənˈstrɪktər | ▶noun 1 a snake that kills by coiling around its prey and asphyxiating it. [Families Boidae and Pythonidae, and some members of other families (in particular Colubridae ).] 2 (also constrictor muscle ) Anatomy a muscle whose contraction narrows a vessel or passage. • each of the muscles that constrict the pharynx. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: modern Latin, from constrict- ‘bound tightly together, ’ from the verb constringere (see constrain ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

constrict

con |strict |kənˈstrɪkt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] make narrower, especially by encircling pressure: chemicals that constrict the blood vessels | (as adj. constricted ) : constricted air passages. • [ no obj. ] become narrower: he felt his throat constrict. • (of a snake ) coil round (prey ) in order to asphyxiate it. • inhibit or restrict: the fear and the reality of crime constrict many people's lives. DERIVATIVES constrictive adjective ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin constrict- ‘bound tightly together ’, from the verb constringere (see constrain ).

 

constriction

con |stric ¦tion |kənˈstrɪkʃn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action of making something narrower by pressure or of becoming narrower; tightening: asthma is a constriction of the airways. • [ count noun ] a place where something has become tighter or narrower; an obstruction: flow was impeded at bends and constrictions.

 

constrictor

con |strict ¦or |kənˈstrɪktə | ▶noun 1 a snake that kills by coiling round its prey and asphyxiating it. ●Families Boidae and Pythonidae, and some members of other families (in particular Colubridae ). 2 (also constrictor muscle ) Anatomy a muscle whose contraction narrows a vessel or passage. • each of the muscles which constrict the pharynx. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: modern Latin, from constrict- ‘bound tightly together ’, from the verb constringere (see constrain ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

constrict

constrict verb 1 fat constricts the blood vessels: narrow, make narrower, tighten, compress, contract, squeeze, strangle, strangulate; archaic straiten. ANTONYMS expand, dilate. 2 fear of crime constricts many people's lives: restrict, impede, limit, inhibit, obstruct, interfere with, hinder, hamper.

 

constriction

constriction noun there was a constriction in her throat: tightness, pressure, compression, contraction, cramp; obstruction, blockage, impediment; Medicine stricture, stenosis.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

constrict

constrict verb 1 fat constricts the blood vessels | Caroline felt her throat constrict: narrow, make /become narrower, tighten, compress, contract, make /become smaller, shrink, draw in; squeeze, choke, strangle, strangulate; archaic straiten. ANTONYMS expand, dilate. 2 scale build-up on shower heads constricts water flow: impede, restrict, inhibit, obstruct, limit, interfere with, hinder, hamper, check, curb. ANTONYMS assist.

 

constriction

constriction noun there was a constriction in her throat: tightening, narrowing, shrinking, squeezing; tightness, pressure, compression, contraction, cramp; obstruction, blockage, impediment, congestion; choking, strangulation; Medicine stricture, stenosis; archaic straitening.

 

French Dictionary

constricteur

constricteur adj. m. adjectif masculin Se dit d ’un boa de grande taille. : Le boa constricteur étouffe ses proies.

 

Spanish Dictionary

constrictivo, -va

constrictivo, -va adjetivo Que tiene la capacidad o posibilidad de constreñir .

 

constrictor, -ra

constrictor, -ra adjetivo Que constriñe o aprieta :la economía crece como si le hubieran quitado la faja constrictora .SINÓNIMO constringente . VÉASE boa constrictor

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

constrict

con strict /kənstrɪ́kt /動詞 他動詞 1 …を締め付ける ; 〈のどなど 〉を詰まらせる ; 〈血管など 〉を収縮させる .2 〈人 活動など 〉を制限する, 抑制する .自動詞 〈のどなどが 〉詰まる ; 〈血管などが 〉収縮する .

 

constriction

con str í c tion 名詞 1 U 締め付け ; 詰まらせること ; 収縮 ; 圧迫 .2 C 締め付けるもの ; 圧迫感 .

 

constrictor

con stric tor /kənstrɪ́ktə r /名詞 C 1 圧縮する物 [人 ]; 〘解剖 〙括約筋, 収縮筋 .2 (獲物を締め殺す )大蛇 〘boa (constrictor )など 〙.