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constriction (noun)

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  • constriction — constrict ► VERB 1) make or become narrower, especially by encircling pressure; tighten. 2) deprive of freedom of movement. DERIVATIVES constriction noun constrictive adjective. ORIGIN from Latin constringere bind tightly together …   English terms dictionary

  • constriction — noun 1. a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑bottleneck, ↑chokepoint • Derivationally related forms: ↑bottleneck (for: ↑bottleneck), ↑constrict …   Useful english dictionary

  • constriction — c.1400, from L. constrictionem (nom. constrictio), noun of action from constrict , pp. stem of constringere compress (see CONSTRAIN (Cf. constrain)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • constriction — noun Date: 15th century 1. an act or product of constricting 2. the quality or state of being constricted 3. something that constricts …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • constriction — noun a) The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts b) A narrow part of something; a stricture …   Wiktionary

  • constriction disease — noun : a disease of peach trees caused by a fungus of the genus Phomopsis and having symptoms similar to those of dieback (sense 1) …   Useful english dictionary

  • constriction — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of constricting] Syn. narrowing, compression, reduction; see contraction 1 . 2. [That which constricts] Syn. choking, squeezing, binding; see stricture 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. narrowing, contraction,… …   English dictionary for students

  • constriction — /kənˈstrɪkʃən/ (say kuhn strikshuhn) noun 1. the act of constricting. 2. the state of being constricted. 3. a constricted part. 4. something that constricts …  

  • primary constriction — noun : centromere …   Useful english dictionary

  • constrict — verb make or become narrower, especially by encircling pressure. ↘(of a snake) coil round (prey) in order to asphyxiate it. Derivatives constriction noun constrictive adjective Origin C18 (earlier (ME) as constriction): from L. constrict ,… …   English new terms dictionary

  • constrict — verb (T) 1 to make something smaller, narrower, or tighter 2 to limit someone s freedom to do what they want: Poverty constricts people s choices. constricted adjective constriction noun (C, U) constrictive adjective …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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