contraction

noun

1. (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
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2. the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
   • the contraction of a gas on cooling
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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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4. the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
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5. The act or process of contracting, shortening, or shrinking; the state of being contracted; as, contraction of the heart, of the pupil of the eye, or of a tendon; the contraction produced by cold.
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