ALL meanings of constriction
con·stric·tion
C c - 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
- noun constriction a feeling of tightness or pressure, as in the chest 3
- noun constriction something that constricts 3
- noun constriction a constricted part 3
- noun constriction the act of constricting. 1
- noun constriction the state of being constricted; tightness or inward pressure. 1
- noun constriction a constricted part. 1
- noun constriction something that constricts. 1
- noun constriction 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). 1
- noun constriction The action of making something narrower by pressure or of becoming narrower; tightening. 1
- noun constriction cramping, restriction 1
- noun constriction The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts. 0
- noun constriction A narrow part of something; a stricture. 0
- noun constriction A compression. 0