constriction
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Late Latin constrictio, constrictionis, from Latin constringo.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
constriction (countable and uncountable, plural constrictions)
- The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts.
- A narrow part of something; a stricture.
- A compression.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
the act of narrowing
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A narrow part of something; a stricture
A compression
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
constriction f (plural constrictions)
Further reading[edit]
- “constriction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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