constriction
the act of constricting.
the state of being constricted; tightness or inward pressure.
aconstricted part.
something that constricts.
Phonetics. an articulated narrowing of the vocal tract that in consonants audibly obstructs the flow of air and in vowels defines an interconnection between or among resonance cavities.: Compare closure (def. 6).
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How to use constriction in a sentence
But budget constrictions trumped expansion of the U.S. industrial base.
Why Does the USA Depend on Russian Rockets to Get Us Into Space? | P. J. O’Rourke | June 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA start would be to abandon the constrictions of academic fields.
Slight constrictions, not perceptible in views of the embryo as a transparent object, mark off three vesicles in the brain.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourIt is divided by very slight constrictions into three lobes, the posterior of which is considerably the largest.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourThe annular constrictions occur at short intervals, giving it the appearance of being jointed.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide | Augusta Foote Arnold
Annular constrictions at short intervals give the branches the appearance of strings of beads.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide | Augusta Foote ArnoldThese divisions seem on the exterior like constrictions, and give the body the appearance of a series of rings.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide | Augusta Foote Arnold
British Dictionary definitions for constriction
/ (kənˈstrɪkʃən) /
a feeling of tightness in some part of the body, such as the chest
the act of constricting or condition of being constricted
something that is constricted
genetics a localized narrow region of a chromosome, esp at the centromere
Derived forms of constriction
- constrictive, adjective
- constrictively, adverb
- constrictiveness, noun
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