contraction
US: /kənˈtɹækʃən/
UK: /kəntɹˈækʃən/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
contraction /kən'trækʃn/- danh từ
- sự tiêm nhiễm, sự mắc (bệnh, nợ)
- contraction of a habit: sự mắc thói quen
- contraction of debts: sự mắc nợ
- sự tiêm nhiễm, sự mắc (bệnh, nợ)
- danh từ
- sự thu nhỏ, sự co, sự teo lại
- (ngôn ngữ học) cách viết gọn; sự rút gọn; từ rút gọn
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 [U] the process of becoming smaller: the expansion and contraction of the metal + The sudden contraction of the markets left them with a lot of unwanted stock. + Physical stress caused by expansion and contraction can damage components within the computer.
2 [C, U] a sudden and painful tightening of muscles, especially the tightening of the muscles around a woman's WOMB that happen when she is giving birth to a child: The contractions started coming every five minutes.
3 [C] (linguistics) a short from of a word: 'He's' may be a contraction of 'he is' or 'he has'.
Concise dictionary
contractionskən'trækʃnnoun
+(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
+the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
+a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds
+the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
