contraction
contração
definition
noun
the general contraction of the industry did further damage to morale
the process of becoming smaller.
translation of 'contraction'
noun
contração
example
The severe economic 'contraction' that began in the summer of 1937 seems to have brought the New Deal's legislative activism to a halt.
This is explained by the heavy decline in total export revenues during 1986 and severe 'contraction' in the Jordanian export commodities other than phosphate.
neurons control the 'contraction' of muscles
Acetylcholine is released by neurons to provoke muscle 'contraction' .
It's just a dubious 'contraction' of the word ‘fabulous’.
Thus, our measurements appear to be particularly well suited for characterization of dynamic actin rheology during airway smooth muscle 'contraction' .
But in historical terms, the economic 'contraction' is not as severe as some would have us believe.
Unless they are very small they will take weeks to heal and undergo severe 'contraction' .
We conclude that potentiation of gill 'contraction' is not a general characteristic of bivalves and that the uneven distribution is not phylogenetically based.
Myotonia refers to the inability to relax following muscle 'contraction' ,.
The state managed further 'contraction' under the Cotton Industry Act, only large integrated multinational firms surviving by 1990.
Load-induced injury occurs in two phases: an acute injury immediately after muscle 'contraction' and a delayed or secondary injury.
The American industry has so far avoided the kind of painful 'contraction' that the European steelworkers suffered in the last two decades.
the general 'contraction' of the industry did further damage to morale
The ongoing 'contraction' of manufacturing industry and low inflation are seen as further arguments for a fresh cut.
At very high speed the muscle is highly tensed because of physiologic effects of certain types of muscle 'contraction' .
Exercises include pelvic floor muscle 'contraction' and relaxation to improve voluntary control.
To show you how far down that slick slope we've slid, lexicographically speaking, consider that quaint 'contraction' ain't.
A second, less-frequent muscle 'contraction' , isthmus peristalsis, transports bacteria from the corpus to the terminal bulb.
Speech, gesture, and every other form of human action are, in the long run, resolvable into muscular contraction, and muscular 'contraction' is but a transitory change in the relative positions of the parts of a muscle.
Bios here is a 'contraction' of the word biosphere.
The force of 'contraction' declines slightly as it advances, reaching a nadir at about the level where the muscle becomes smooth muscle.
As collagen undergoes maturation and 'contraction' , local forces give rise to further distension of air spaces.
Twelve months ago, few of us had ever heard the term - a 'contraction' of Web log - even though blogs had existed in one form or another since at least 1997.
People called him Titch, a 'contraction' of his surname, but, truth be told, he was also titchy, the shortest boy in the whole school.
If both these processes of diversification and 'contraction' take place simultaneously, then there may be, at the level of the organization as a whole, a structural shift of momentous dimensions.
For example, it is suggested that lower doses cause more contraction of the womb, and higher doses have a more spasmodic effect and decrease the rate of 'contraction' .
Symptoms of atrial fibrillation are generally due to hemodynamic derangements that are the result of loss of atrial 'contraction' and increased ventricular response.
‘goodbye’ is a 'contraction' of ‘God be with you’
He said that the world's main economies have suffered the biggest 'contraction' in industrial output since 1975.
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