constriction

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin constrictio, constrictionis, from Latin constringo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kənˈstɹɪk.ʃən/

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• Rhymes: -ɪkʃən

Noun

constriction (countable and uncountable, plural constrictions)

1. The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts.
2. A narrow part of something; a stricture.
   • 1861, Robert Kaye Greville, Description of New and Rare Diatoms: Serie I-XX, page 78:

     […] greatest breadth at a point about half way between the constriction and the ends […]

3. A compression.

Derived terms

• arterioconstriction
• bronchoconstriction
• constriction ring syndrome
• hyperconstriction
• nanoconstriction
• preconstriction
• pupilloconstriction
• reconstriction
• vasoconstriction

Related terms

• constrict
• constraint
• constrain
• restriction

Translations

the act of narrowing

• Bulgarian: свиване (bg) n (svivane), стягане (bg) n (stjagane)
• Catalan: constricció f
• Czech: zúžení n
• Irish: ainleog f
• Spanish: constricción (es) f
• Swedish: förträngning (sv) c

A narrow part of something; a stricture

• Bulgarian: стеснение (bg) n (stesnenie)
• Russian: сужение (ru) n (suženije)
• Swedish: förträngning (sv) c

A compression

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

constriction f (plural constrictions)

1. constriction

Further reading

• “constriction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.