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contraction [n][en]
 
1)the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
    Synonyms :contração contracción сжатие 收缩 contrazione kontraktion 수축 収縮 
    See Also: decrease  contract  concentrate  abbreviate  contract  contract  enlargement 
 
2)(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
    Synonyms :muscle_contraction muscular_contraction contração contração_muscular contracción сжатие 收缩 la_contracción_del_músculo la_contracción_muscular сокращение_мышц мышечное_сокращение 肌肉收缩 contrazione kontraktion 수축 収縮 筋収縮 contrazione_muscolare muskelkontraktion contraction_musculaire 근육_수축 
    See Also: shortening  physiology  compact  contracture  tetanus  uterine_contraction  braxton-hicks_contraction  vaginismus 
 
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'"
    Synonyms :contração contracción сжатие 收缩 contrazione kontraktion 수축 収縮 
    See Also: word 
 
4)the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling"
    Synonyms :compression condensation compressão condensação contração compresión condensación contracción сжатие Сжатие конденсация 缩合 收缩 compressione contrazione kompression kondensation kontraktion 결로 수축 結露 収縮 
    See Also: shrinkage  condense  condense  concentrate  compact  coarctation 
 

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

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