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narrowing (noun)

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  • narrowing — narrow narrow 2 verb [intransitive, transitive] also narrow down to become less or to make something less in range, difference etc: • Growing competition for contracts will narrow profit margins. • The gap between the two companies is clearly… …   Financial and business terms

  • narrowing — I noun 1. an instance of becoming narrow (Freq. 1) • Derivationally related forms: ↑narrow • Hypernyms: ↑shape, ↑form, ↑configuration, ↑contour, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • narrow — ▪ I. narrow nar‧row 1 [ˈnærəʊ ǁ roʊ] adjective 1. small in amount: • The polls give Mr. Edwards a narrow lead. • Analysts had expected a narrow decline in pretax earnings. • The Senate rejected the bid by a narrow margin ( …   Financial and business terms

  • mitral stenosis — noun obstruction or narrowing of the mitral valve (as by scarring from rheumatic fever) • Syn: ↑mitral valve stenosis • Hypernyms: ↑stenosis, ↑stricture, ↑valvular heart disease * * * noun : a condition usually the result of disease in which the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pyloric stenosis — noun narrowing of the pyloric sphincter that blocks the passage of food from the stomach into the duodenum • Hypernyms: ↑stenosis, ↑stricture * * * noun : narrowing of the pyloric opening (as from congenital malformation or contraction of scar… …   Useful english dictionary

  • coarctation — noun 1. tight or narrow compression • Syn: ↑constriction • Derivationally related forms: ↑constrict (for: ↑constriction) • Hypernyms: ↑compression, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • aortic stenosis — noun abnormal narrowing of the aortic valve • Hypernyms: ↑stenosis, ↑stricture, ↑valvular heart disease * * * noun : a condition usually the result of disease in which the aorta, especially its orifice, is abnormally narrow * * * Pathol. abnormal …   Useful english dictionary

  • coronary artery disease — noun a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries • Syn: ↑atherosclerosis • Derivationally related forms: ↑atherosclerotic (for: ↑atherosclerosis) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • stenosis — noun (plural stenoses) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek stenōsis act of narrowing, from stenoun to narrow, from stenos narrow Date: circa 1860 a narrowing or constriction of the diameter of a bodily passage or orifice • stenotic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • broadening — noun 1. the act of making something wider (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑widening • Ant: ↑narrowing (for: ↑widening) • Derivationally related forms: ↑widen …   Useful english dictionary

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

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