contraction

• اسم يدل على عملية الانقباض أو التقلص أو التقليص أو التضييق، ويُستخدم في السياق الطبي لوصف انقباض العضلات، ولا سيما عضلات الرحم أثناء الولادة. كما يشير إلى التقلص في اللغة أو النحو أو الفيزياء.

A noun referring to the process of becoming smaller, tighter, or shorter, often used in medical contexts to describe muscle tightening, especially during childbirth.

1. Linguistic shorteningB1formal

   A shortened form of a word or group of words, often using an apostrophe to indicate omitted letters.

   الاختصار اللغوي

   • 'Can't' is a contraction of 'cannot'.
   • 'It's' is a contraction of 'it is' or 'it has'.
   • Contractions are common in informal speech and writing.

   المرادفاتabbreviationshortening

2. Muscle tighteningB2formalmedical

   The process of a muscle becoming shorter and tighter, often during childbirth or exercise.

   انقباض العضلة

   • She felt a strong contraction during labor.
   • The doctor monitored the frequency of her contractions.
   • Muscle contractions help move blood through the body.

   المرادفاتconstrictioncrampspasmtightening

   الأضدادrelaxation

3. Reduction in sizeB2formal

   The act or process of becoming smaller or narrower.

   انقباض

   • The contraction of metal occurs when it cools.
   • Economic contraction led to a recession.
   • The contraction of the balloon was due to the loss of air.

   المرادفاتcompressionconstrictiondecreasediminutionnarrowingreductionshrinkageshrinkingtightening

   الأضدادdilationdistensionenlargementexpansionextension