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Constriction
(gcide) | Constriction \Con*stric"tion\, n. [L. constrictio: cf. F.
constriction.]
1. The act of constricting by means of some inherent power or
by movement or change in the thing itself, as
distinguished from compression.
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2. The state of being constricted; the point where a thing is
constricted; a narrowing or binding.
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A constriction of the parts inservient to speech.
--Grew.
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constriction
(wn) | constriction
n 1: a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel [syn:
constriction, bottleneck, chokepoint]
2: tight or narrow compression [syn: constriction,
coarctation]
3: a tight feeling in some part of the body; "he felt a
constriction in her chest"; "she felt an alarming tightness
in her chest"; "emotion caused a constriction of his throat"
[syn: constriction, tightness]
4: the action or process of compressing |
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