= straitening n. at straiten, v. derivatives.
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| 释义 | the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > breadth or width > lack of breadth or narrowness > [noun] > narrowing (8) straiting1421 = straitening n. at straiten, v. derivatives. straitening1598 angustiation1638 The condition of being narrowed or thinned. Cf. angustation, n. angustation1663 The condition of being narrowed, constricted, limited, or confined; the action of narrowing, constricting, or compressing something; an instance of… narrowing1769 The action of becoming more narrow or of making something more narrow; the result or an instance of this; a narrowed place or part. Formerly also… strangulation1882 transferred. Excessive constriction of a channel or passage. necking1921 A reduction in the width of something at a particular point, esp. occurring as a result of subjection to tension or pressure. Frequently with down. neckdown1984 A reduction in width to a ‘neck’; something that narrows in this way, esp. a section of a residential street that has been reduced in width as a… |
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