All dilatation antonyms

noun dilatation

• decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
• shortening — butter, lard, or other fat, used to make pastry, bread, etc., short.
• lessening — to become less.
• subtraction — an act or instance of subtracting.
• abbreviation — An abbreviation is a short form of a word or phrase, made by leaving out some of the letters or by using only the first letter of each word.
• abridgment — a shortened version of a written work
• compression — the act of compressing or the condition of being compressed
• contraction — When a woman who is about to give birth has contractions, she experiences a very strong, painful tightening of the muscles of her womb.
• curtailment — The curtailment of something is the act of reducing or limiting it.
• reduction — the act of reducing or the state of being reduced.
• base — The base of something is its lowest edge or part.
• body — Your body is all your physical parts, including your head, arms, and legs.
• loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
• stagnation — the state or condition of stagnating, or having stopped, as by ceasing to run or flow: Meteorologists forecast ozone and air stagnation.
• shrinkage — the act or fact of shrinking.