English to English
noun
- (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
source: WordNet 3.0
- the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
The contraction of a gas on cooling.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds
`won't' is a contraction of `will not'.
`o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock'.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
source: WordNet 3.0
- The act or process of contracting, shortening, or shrinking; the state of being contracted; as, contraction of the heart, of the pupil of the eye, or of a tendon; the contraction produced by cold.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [contráccion] Pag-iisá ng dalawang sálitâ
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
