English-Thai Dictionary

contraction

N การ หดตัว  compression condensation kan-hod-tua

 

contraction

N คำย่อ  kam-yor

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONTRACTION

n.[L.] 1. The act of drawing together, or shrinking; the act of shortening, narrowing or lessening extent or dimensions, by causing the parts of a body to approach nearer to each other; the state of being contracted.
Oil of vitriol will throw the stomach into involuntary contractions.
The contraction of the heart is called systole.
Some things induce a contraction of the nerves.
2. The act of shortening, abridging, or reducing within a narrower compass by any means. A poem may be improved by omissions or contractions.
3. In grammar, the shortening of a word, by the omission of a letter or syllable; as, cant for cannot; burst for bursted or bursten; Swedish and Danish ord, a word.
4. A contract; marriage contract. [Not used. ]
5. Abbreviation.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONTRACTION

Con *trac "tion, n. Etym: [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 tendion; the contraction produced by cold.

 

2. (Math. )

 

Defn: The process of shortening an operation.

 

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.

 

4. Something contracted or abbreviated, as a word or phrase; -- as, plenipo for plenipotentiary; crim. con. for criminal conversation, etc.

 

5. (Gram. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

6. A marriage contract. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

contraction

con trac tion |kənˈtrakSHən kənˈtrækʃən | ▶noun the process of becoming smaller: the general contraction of the industry did further damage to morale. • the process in which a muscle becomes or is made shorter and tighter: neurons control the contraction of muscles | repeat the exercise, holding each contraction for one second. • (usu. contractions ) a shortening of the uterine muscles occurring at intervals before and during childbirth. • a word or group of words resulting from shortening an original form: “goodbye ” is a contraction of “God be with you. ” • the process of shortening a word by combination or elision. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin contractio (n- ), from contrahere ‘draw together ’ (see contract ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

contraction

con |trac ¦tion |kənˈtrakʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the process of becoming smaller: the general contraction of the industry did further damage to morale | [ count noun ] : the manufacturing sector suffered a severe contraction. • the process in which a muscle becomes or is made shorter and tighter: neurons control the contraction of muscles. • [ count noun ] (usu. contractions ) a shortening of the uterine muscles occurring at intervals before and during childbirth. • the process of shortening a word by combination or elision. • [ count noun ] a word or group of words resulting from shortening an original form: ‘goodbye ’ is a contraction of ‘God be with you ’. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin contractio (n- ), from contrahere ‘draw together ’ (see contract ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

contraction

contraction noun 1 the contraction of the industry: shrinking, shrinkage, decline, decrease, diminution, dwindling. 2 the contraction of muscles: tightening, tensing, flexing. 3 my contractions started at midnight: labor pains, labor; cramps. 4 “goodbye ” is a contraction of “God be with you ”: abbreviation, short form, shortened form, elision, diminutive.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

contraction

contraction noun 1 the contraction of industry: shrinking, reduction in size, shrinkage; decline, decrease, diminution, dwindling. ANTONYMS expansion, growth. 2 neurons control the contraction of muscles | intestinal contractions: tightening, tensing, flexing, constricting; spasm, convulsion, clench; Medicine myoclonus, hippus. ANTONYMS relaxation. 3 her contractions started just after midnight: labour pains, labour; Braxton Hicks contractions; cramps; archaic travail. 4 ‘goodbye ’ is a contraction of ‘God be with you ’: abbreviation, short form, shortened form, elision; diminutive; technical crasis, syneresis. ANTONYMS expansion.

 

French Dictionary

contraction

contraction n. f. nom féminin Resserrement. : La contraction d ’un muscle.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

contraction

con trac tion /kəntrǽkʃ (ə )n /名詞 1 C U 〘医 〙(筋肉の )収縮 ; 〖しばしば ～s 〗(出産時の )子宮筋の収縮, 陣痛 .2 U C (一般に )収縮, 短縮 ; (経済活動などの )縮小 .3 C 〘文法 〙(語 句の )短縮 [縮約 ]形 〘haven't, it's, don'tなど 〙.