contraction
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definition
noun
the general contraction of the industry did further damage to morale
the process of becoming smaller.
example
The consumer price index suffered its first 'contraction' in 16 years last year, largely due to lower food and clothing prices.
The mechanical contribution of atrial 'contraction' to normal cardiac function was first described in the 17th century by William Harvey.
The longer the economy continues to persist without any economic and market 'contraction' , the more severe the crisis will be once it occurs.
It's a classic, and ‘shouldn't've’ is such a wonderful 'contraction' .
As the inevitable consolidation process proceeds in response to the many pressures that the industry faces, job 'contraction' may be inevitable.
Bios here is a 'contraction' of the word biosphere.
the general 'contraction' of the industry did further damage to morale
Symptoms of atrial fibrillation are generally due to hemodynamic derangements that are the result of loss of atrial 'contraction' and increased ventricular response.
It was only in recent years, following the renationalisation of 1967 and the subsequent 'contraction' of the industry, that the organisation proved to be a success.
This is explained by the heavy decline in total export revenues during 1986 and severe 'contraction' in the Jordanian export commodities other than phosphate.
A second, less-frequent muscle 'contraction' , isthmus peristalsis, transports bacteria from the corpus to the terminal bulb.
Mr Wall said that the firm's success during the continuing 'contraction' of the textiles industry had come from attention to flexibility and customer service as well as ensuring the high quality of low quantity orders.
How do you mime the archaic exclamation ‘Zounds’, a 'contraction' of ‘God's wounds’?
As collagen undergoes maturation and 'contraction' , local forces give rise to further distension of air spaces.
the manufacturing sector suffered a severe 'contraction'
‘goodbye’ is a 'contraction' of ‘God be with you’
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.
Yes, since time immemorial, either/or have been as close as two words can get without 'contraction' .
Is the severe 'contraction' of certain major components of the governmental institution abidingly new?
We conclude that potentiation of gill 'contraction' is not a general characteristic of bivalves and that the uneven distribution is not phylogenetically based.
Thus, our measurements appear to be particularly well suited for characterization of dynamic actin rheology during airway smooth muscle 'contraction' .
The 'contraction' of a phrase, word, or part of a word, has the analogy of a telescope being closed: biodegradable for biologically degradable; sitcom for situation comedy.
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.
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.
He said that the world's main economies have suffered the biggest 'contraction' in industrial output since 1975.
That's an improvement from six months ago, when the board's forecasts ranged from a 1.1 percent 'contraction' to 0.1 percent growth.
In this departure from the norm one was able to identify the possible source of a severe future economic 'contraction' when the asset bubble burst.
But in historical terms, the economic 'contraction' is not as severe as some would have us believe.
But you won't get the intensity of muscle 'contraction' that you need to see a difference in abdominal tone.
neurons control the 'contraction' of muscles
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