Examples of 'contraction' in a sentence

Meaning of "contraction"

Contraction (noun) - In grammar, a shortened form of a word or words, often marked by an apostrophe, combining two words into one
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  • A reversible reduction in size.
  • A period of economic decline or negative growth.
  • A shortening of a muscle during its use.
  • A strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth.

How to use "contraction" in a sentence

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Expansion or contraction of oven during heating cycle.
Sounds of metal expansion and contraction are normal.
This contraction caused a dramatic increase in unemployment.
I have not had a contraction in two weeks.
No contraction palpated on inside of forearm below elbow.
In value terms the contraction was one third.
The contraction shave subsided for now.
Stage one consists of contraction and incubation.
Contraction and expansion of the inside walls.
This is caused by contraction of air due to cooling.
Contraction will be increased with larger number.
Hiccups are caused by the contraction of the diaphragm.
Or in the contraction of speech which is shown in writing.
You will allow the contraction as one.
The uterine contraction was appropriate in this procedure.

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I think the road forward is not contraction.
This excessive contraction manifested as atypical deglutition.
His repiratory muscle suffered tetanic contraction.
An orgasm is simply the contraction of certain muscles.
Contraction of a contributive node and a distributive node.
The company name was a contraction of his surname.
This contraction was inhibited by a calcium channel blocker.
Some signs are the contraction of several others.
Contraction frequency is a partial assessment of uterine activity.
This exacerbated further contraction in the economies.
Uterine contraction assists in delivering the placenta.
It is the expansion and contraction of your universe.
Each contraction is a hug from your baby.
You are gonna have another contraction in a minute.
Muscle contraction based on sliding filament theory.
Just rest before the next contraction.
The name is a contraction for ubiquitous dystrophin.
These columns are the result of lava contraction.
This measures the contraction of the diaphragm.
Once an orgasm made me pull off a contraction.
Now the amount of contraction is easy to control.
Try not to push on your next contraction.
Negative growth is a contraction in business sales or earnings.
They move mostly through muscular contraction.
It may cause contraction of uterus and abortion.
This behavior is known as the lanthanide contraction.
Which is a contraction for photo and hello.
This increases the muscle contraction strength.
Hold the contraction and count to five.
Let us just wait for another contraction.
An isometric muscle contraction is one that is static.
Pleural pressure is reduced by inspiratory muscle contraction.
Muscular contraction therefore depends partly on potassium.
Dynamic wrinkles result from muscle contraction.
An eccentric muscle contraction is the opposite of concentric.

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