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constriction

con·stric·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh n-strik-shuh n]
    • /kənˈstrɪk ʃən/
    • /kənˈstrɪkt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh n-strik-shuh n]
    • /kənˈstrɪk ʃən/

Definitions of constriction word

  • countable noun constriction Constrictions are rules or factors which limit what you can do and prevent you from doing what you want to do. 3
  • noun constriction a feeling of tightness in some part of the body, such as the chest 3
  • noun constriction the act of constricting or condition of being constricted 3
  • noun constriction something that is constricted 3
  • noun constriction a localized narrow region of a chromosome, esp at the centromere 3
  • noun constriction a constricting or being constricted; contraction or restriction 3
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Origin of constriction

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Late Latin constrīctiōn- (stem of constrīctiō), equivalent to Latin constrīct(us) (see constrict) + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Constriction

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Constriction

constriction popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Synonyms for constriction

noun constriction

  • narrowing — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
  • restriction — something that restricts; a restrictive condition or regulation; limitation.
  • limitation — a limiting condition; restrictive weakness; lack of capacity; inability or handicap: He knows his limitations as a writer.
  • compression — the act of compressing or the condition of being compressed
  • constraint — A constraint is something that limits or controls what you can do.
All 20 Synonyms of constriction

Antonyms for constriction

noun constriction

  • increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
  • freedom — the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint: He won his freedom after a retrial.
  • release — to lease again.
  • opening — an open or clear space.
All 4 Antonyms of constriction

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