contraction

[kənˈtrækʃən]

Definition:
1. The process of becoming smaller.
2. A short form of a word.
3. A shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber).

Use 'contraction' in a sentence:

1. Now the region is undergoing an equally remarkable contraction.
2. The World Bank expects the fastest contraction of trade since the Depression.
3. Study of variational law of lateral contraction ratio for condition of large deformation constant volume.
4. Because company engaged in multiple operation is main body carrying on contraction strategy.
5. Analysis of Contraction Stress and Thermal Stress in Arch Culverts.
6. The arguments for a dramatic short-term fiscal contraction, however, are weak.
7. The contraction over the six quarters of the recession was 6.2%.
8. Monthly indicators also suggest that the rate of economic contraction is slowing.
9. That must depend on when and how the great contraction ends.
10. Nursing Care of the Patients with Non inhibitory Contraction of bladder.
11. Research of optimized design of three-dimensional contraction.
12. 'He's' may be a contraction of 'he is' or 'he has'.
13. The most perfect contraction.
14. We have massive contraction of credit formation.
15. The Experience of Using Compensating Contraction Concrete to Control Cracks.
16. Mechanical analysis on fracture of the femoral neck due to muscle contraction.
17. The contractions started coming every five minutes.
18. Many now think the US will narrowly dodge outright economic contraction.
19. Its contraction is a covector.
20. Array of Contraction of Tissue Engineered Skin Constructed with Different Collagen.
21. But to reduce the pressure of relaxation and contraction.
22. The contraction of muscles uses energy and releases heat.
23. "Remember what we talked about?" I asked her after the contraction ended.
24. Fiscal stimulus is among the weakest tools available to counteract a contraction.
25. Non-linear seismic response analysis of arch dam with contraction joints.
26. Paper and glass would face a bigger contraction, of 5%.
27. His big worry is of a contraction in credit supply.
28. 'It's' ( with an apostrophe) should be used only as a contraction for 'it is'.
29. The Fundamental Theory and Knowledge on Currency Inflation and Contraction.
30. Biomechanical Properties of Skeleton Muscle in Part From Body With Complex Contraction.
31. An Analysis of China's Policy of Economic Contraction and Its Effect.
32. Air Element: Running, Hunting, Using Strength, Contraction and Expansion.
33. 'can't' is a contraction of 'cannot'.
34. The significance of myocardial contraction bands in sudden death cases.
35. Improved evaluation method for node importance based on node contraction in weighted complex networks.
36. The most common type of headache is a tension or muscle contraction.
37. To hackers the recent contraction in civil liberties seems especially ominous.
38. The Influence of Concrete Contraction and Creep on Stress Analysis of Steel Box Concrete.
39. Contraction of the timbers left gaps in the fence.
40. Contractions are much more common in speech than in writing.
41. The very word "yuan" is a contraction of "Yang yuan", or "foreign round coin".
42. Contraction in the period of economic transformation.
43. Another contraction. I hadn't figured it out. It was too late for a Plan B.
44. Businesses globally are bracing for more contraction.
45. Contraction principle and its applications on performance analysis of communication networks.
46. Acupuncture treatment of silent heart failure and its effect on left ventricular contraction function.
47. Second, U.S. businesses are poised to withstand contraction.
48. The name Scala is a contraction of the words scalable language.
49. Another contraction. I was really loud and couldn't help it.
50. Admittedly there has been a contraction of village commerce, but its vigour is still remarkable.
51. "From the infinity small to the infinity large, contraction and expansion coming in and out of focus: amazing Flemish accuracy and the showy Baroque of old painting that he used in his museum-theatre in Figueras," explains the Pompidou Centre.
52. Interestingly, in most mammals, the contractions14 of intestinal muscles occur in all directions, but in wombats, the grooved15 tissue and irregular contractions shape the poop differently.
53. Contraction of front and side parts as cells die off was observed in some subjects in their thirties, but it was still not evident in some sixty and seventy-year-olds.
54. The contraction of facial muscles both influences the internal emotional state and reflects it.
55. Intense contraction of facial muscles, such as those used in signifying fear, heightens arousal.
56. The sudden contraction of the markets left them with a lot of unwanted stock.
57. The signs of labor are contractions and rupture of membranes.