单词 | constriction |
释义 | constriction[ kuhn-strik-shuhn ] / kənˈstrɪk ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR constriction ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe act of constricting. the state of being constricted; tightness or inward pressure. a constricted part. something that constricts. Phonetics. an articulated narrowing of the vocal tract that in consonants audibly obstructs the flow of air and in vowels defines an interconnection between or among resonance cavities.Compare closure (def. 6). Origin of constriction1350–1400; Middle English <Late Latin constrīctiōn- (stem of constrīctiō), equivalent to Latin constrīct(us) (see constrict) + -iōn--ion SYNONYMS FOR constriction2 compression, contraction, stricture. SEE SYNONYMS FOR constriction ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby constrictionconstr., constrain, constrained, constraint, constrict, constriction, constriction ring, constrictive, constrictive pericarditis, constrictor, constringe Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for constrictionBritish Dictionary definitions for constrictionconstriction / (kənˈstrɪkʃən) / nouna feeling of tightness in some part of the body, such as the chest the act of constricting or condition of being constricted something that is constricted genetics a localized narrow region of a chromosome, esp at the centromere Derived forms of constrictionconstrictive, adjectiveconstrictively, adverbconstrictiveness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for constrictionconstriction [ kən-strĭk′shən ] n.The act of constricting or the state of being constricted. A feeling of tightness or pressure, as in the chest. A constricted or narrow part. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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