constriction
the act of constricting.
the state of being constricted; tightness or inward pressure.
a constricted 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
There’s definitely a sense of global constriction happening right now.
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You know it’s a gilded cage, you know that there’s all these constrictions.
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The losing fight to keep marijuana smokers out of federal government | Philip Bump | March 19, 2021 | Washington PostThen it dawned on me, and I felt a quick constriction of my heart that was both bliss and pain.
In Accordance with the Evidence | Oliver Onions
Then his brain and his heart began to stir and move again a little, the constriction of the paralysis was passing off.
The Angel of Pain | E. F. BensonIt is the constriction of dress, that is to be feared, and not any particular article that produces it.
A Treatise on Domestic Economy | Catherine Esther BeecherIt is in the position most used when engaged in common employments, that we are to judge of the constriction of dress.
A Treatise on Domestic Economy | Catherine Esther BeecherBefore disconnecting the apparatus, seal the glass tube from the culture vessel at the constriction, using the blowpipe flame.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique | John William Henry Eyre
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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