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contraction [n]

1)	(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)

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muscle_contraction muscular_contraction

2)	the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling"

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compression condensation

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shrinkage condense condense concentrate compact coarctation

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'"

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word

4)	the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

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