| slovo | definícia |
constrict
(encz) | constrict,sevřít v: Zdeněk Brož |
constrict
(encz) | constrict,slisovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
constrict
(encz) | constrict,stlačit v: Zdeněk Brož |
constrict
(encz) | constrict,zúžit se v: web |
Constrict
(gcide) | Constrict \Con*strict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Constricted; p.
pr. & vb. n. Constricting.] [L. constrictus, p. p. of
constringere. See Constrain.]
To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to
cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.
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Such things as constrict the fibers. --Arbuthnot.
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Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their
contraction serves to constrict. --Todd &
Bowman.
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constrict
(wn) | constrict
v 1: squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the
spasm contracted the muscle" [syn: compress, constrict,
squeeze, compact, contract, press]
2: become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted" [syn:
constrict, constringe, narrow] |
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constricted
(mass) | constricted
- obmedzený |
constriction
(mass) | constriction
- stiahnutie |
boa constrictor
(encz) | boa constrictor,hroznýš královský n: Petr Prášek |
constricted
(encz) | constricted,omezený adj: Zdeněk Brožconstricted,sevřený adj: Zdeněk Brožconstricted,stáhnutý adj: Zdeněk Brožconstricted,zúžený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
constricting
(encz) | constricting, adj: |
constriction
(encz) | constriction,konstrikce n: Zdeněk Brož |
constrictive
(encz) | constrictive,zužující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
constrictor
(encz) | constrictor,had škrtič Zdeněk Brožconstrictor,sval svěrač Zdeněk Brožconstrictor,škrtič n: Zdeněk Brož |
unconstricted
(encz) | unconstricted, adj: |
vasoconstriction
(encz) | vasoconstriction, n: |
vasoconstrictive
(encz) | vasoconstrictive, n: |
vasoconstrictor
(encz) | vasoconstrictor, n: |
Bascanium constrictor
(gcide) | Black snake \Black" snake`\ (sn[=a]k) or Blacksnake
\Black"snake\, n. (Zool.)
A snake of a black color, of which two species are common in
the United States, the Bascanium constrictor, or racer,
sometimes six feet long, and the Scotophis Alleghaniensis,
seven or eight feet long.
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Note: The name is also applied to various other black
serpents, as Natrix atra of Jamaica.
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Boa constrictor
(gcide) | Boa constrictor \Bo"a con*strict"or\ [NL. See Boa, and
Constrictor.] (Zool.)
A large and powerful serpent of tropical America, sometimes
twenty or thirty feet long. See Illustration in Appendix.
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Note: It has a succession of spots, alternately black and
yellow, extending along the back. It kills its prey by
constriction. The name is also loosely applied to other
large serpents which crush their prey, particularly to
those of the genus Python, found in Asia and Africa.
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Constrict
(gcide) | Constrict \Con*strict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Constricted; p.
pr. & vb. n. Constricting.] [L. constrictus, p. p. of
constringere. See Constrain.]
To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to
cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.
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Such things as constrict the fibers. --Arbuthnot.
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Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their
contraction serves to constrict. --Todd &
Bowman.
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Constricted
(gcide) | Constricted \Con*strict"ed\, a.
1. Drawn together; bound; contracted; cramped.
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2. (Bot.) Contracted or compressed so as to be smaller in
certain places or parts than in others.
[1913 Webster]Constrict \Con*strict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Constricted; p.
pr. & vb. n. Constricting.] [L. constrictus, p. p. of
constringere. See Constrain.]
To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to
cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.
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Such things as constrict the fibers. --Arbuthnot.
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Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their
contraction serves to constrict. --Todd &
Bowman.
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constricting
(gcide) | constricting \constricting\ adj.
1. hindering freedom of movement.
Syn: binding.
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2. being reduced in width.
Syn: constrictive, narrowing.
[WordNet 1.5]Constrict \Con*strict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Constricted; p.
pr. & vb. n. Constricting.] [L. constrictus, p. p. of
constringere. See Constrain.]
To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to
cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.
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Such things as constrict the fibers. --Arbuthnot.
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Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their
contraction serves to constrict. --Todd &
Bowman.
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Constricting
(gcide) | constricting \constricting\ adj.
1. hindering freedom of movement.
Syn: binding.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. being reduced in width.
Syn: constrictive, narrowing.
[WordNet 1.5]Constrict \Con*strict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Constricted; p.
pr. & vb. n. Constricting.] [L. constrictus, p. p. of
constringere. See Constrain.]
To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to
cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.
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Such things as constrict the fibers. --Arbuthnot.
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Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their
contraction serves to constrict. --Todd &
Bowman.
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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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Constrictive
(gcide) | Constrictive \Con*strict"ive\, a.
Serving or tending to bind or constrict.
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Constrictor
(gcide) | Constrictor \Con*strict"or\, n.
1. That which constricts, draws together, or contracts.
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2. (Anat.) A muscle which contracts or closes an orifice, or
which compresses an organ; a sphincter.
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3. (Zool.) A serpent that kills its prey by inclosing and
crushing it with its folds; as, the boa constrictor.
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Vasoconstrictor
(gcide) | Vasoconstrictor \Vas`o*con*strict"or\, a. (Physiol.)
Causing constriction of the blood vessels; as, the
vasoconstrictor nerves, stimulation of which causes
constriction of the blood vessels to which they go. These
nerves are also called vasohypertonic.
[1913 Webster]Vasoconstrictor \Vas`o*con*strict"or\, n. (Medicine, Physiology)
A substance which causes constriction of the blood vessels.
Such substances are used in medicine to raise abnormally low
blood pressure.
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boa constrictor
(wn) | boa constrictor
n 1: very large boa of tropical America and West Indies [syn:
boa constrictor, Constrictor constrictor] |
coluber constrictor
(wn) | Coluber constrictor
n 1: blackish racer of the eastern United States that grows to
six feet [syn: blacksnake, black racer, {Coluber
constrictor}] |
coluber constrictor flaviventris
(wn) | Coluber constrictor flaviventris
n 1: bluish-green blacksnake found from Ohio to Texas [syn:
blue racer, Coluber constrictor flaviventris] |
constricted
(wn) | constricted
adj 1: especially tense; especially in some dialects
2: drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension
psychologically; "a constricted blood vessel"; "a constricted
view of life" [ant: unconstricted] |
constricting
(wn) | constricting
adj 1: (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom [syn:
constricting, constrictive, narrowing] |
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 |
constrictive
(wn) | constrictive
adj 1: (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom [syn:
constricting, constrictive, narrowing]
2: restricting the scope or freedom of action [syn: confining,
constraining, constrictive, limiting, restricting] |
constrictor
(wn) | constrictor
n 1: any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their
prey by crushing it in its coils |
constrictor constrictor
(wn) | Constrictor constrictor
n 1: very large boa of tropical America and West Indies [syn:
boa constrictor, Constrictor constrictor] |
unconstricted
(wn) | unconstricted
adj 1: not constricted physically or by extension
psychologically; "healthy unconstricted arteries" [ant:
constricted] |
vasoconstriction
(wn) | vasoconstriction
n 1: decrease in the diameter of blood vessels |
vasoconstrictive
(wn) | vasoconstrictive
n 1: any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood
vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or
norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain
drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure [syn:
vasoconstrictor, vasoconstrictive, pressor] |
vasoconstrictor
(wn) | vasoconstrictor
n 1: any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood
vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or
norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain
drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure [syn:
vasoconstrictor, vasoconstrictive, pressor] |
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