contraction

/kəntɹˈækʃən/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
2. the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
   “the contraction of a gas on cooling”
3. a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds
   “`won't' is a contraction of `will not'”
4. the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

Synonyms for contraction

• muscular contraction
• muscle contraction
• compression
• condensation

Antonyms of contraction

• expansion

Words that rhyme with contraction

• action
• reaction
• abstraction
• attraction
• satisfaction
• distraction
• fraction
• extraction
• faction
• interaction
• retraction
• subtraction
• traction
• diffraction
• dissatisfaction
• exaction
• inaction
• infraction
• liquefaction
• overreaction
• transaction
• classaction
• telaction