"constriction" meaning in English

See constriction in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kənˈstɹɪk.ʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-constriction.wav [US] Forms: constrictions [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪkʃən Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Late Latin cōn- Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *streyg-der. Late Latin stringō Late Latin cōnstringō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Late Latin -tiō Late Latin cōnstrictiōbor. English constriction Borrowed from Late Latin constrictio, constrictionis, from Latin constringo. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:bor|la-lat:cōnstrictiō|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Late Latin cōn- Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *streyg-der. Late Latin stringō Late Latin cōnstringō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Late Latin -tiō Late Latin cōnstrictiōbor. English constriction [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "with, together", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "with", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "with", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "beside", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "here", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*ḱe", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*ḱóm", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*kom", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*kom-", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "cōn-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-lat" }, { "gloss" : "to draw, bind or tie tight", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "twist", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*strengʰ-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "stroke", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*streyg-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "stringō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "cōnstringō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-lat" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-tiHō", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-Hō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-tiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "-tiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "cōnstrictiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "constriction", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="constriction">, {{bor|en|la-lat|constrictio|constrictio, constrictionis}} Late Latin constrictio, constrictionis, {{der|en|la|constringo}} Latin constringo Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} constriction (countable and uncountable, plural constrictions)
  1. The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the act of narrowing): свиване (svivane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), стягане (stjagane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), constricció [feminine] (Catalan), zúžení [neuter] (Czech), ainleog [feminine] (Irish), constricción [feminine] (Spanish), förträngning [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-constriction-en-noun-3Q4aF~sI Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 73 16 11 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 3 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 94 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 90 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 89 5 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 80 13 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 85 6 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 89 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 89 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 89 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 93 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 94 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 91 5 4 Disambiguation of 'the act of narrowing': 83 14 3
  2. A narrow part of something; a stricture. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (A narrow part of something; a stricture): стеснение (stesnenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), сужение (suženije) [neuter] (Russian), förträngning [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-constriction-en-noun-1Si-kdbX Disambiguation of 'A narrow part of something; a stricture': 0 99 0
  3. A compression. Tags: countable, uncountable
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: arterioconstriction, bronchoconstriction, constriction ring syndrome, hyperconstriction, nanoconstriction, preconstriction, pupilloconstriction, reconstriction, vasoconstriction Related terms: constrict, constraint, constrain, restriction

Inflected forms

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        "A narrow part of something; a stricture."
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      "rhymes": "-ɪkʃən"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "roman": "svivane",
      "sense": "the act of narrowing",
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        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "свиване"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "stjagane",
      "sense": "the act of narrowing",
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        "neuter"
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    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
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      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "the act of narrowing",
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        "feminine"
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      "word": "constricció"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "the act of narrowing",
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        "neuter"
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      "word": "zúžení"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "the act of narrowing",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ainleog"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "the act of narrowing",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "the act of narrowing",
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      "roman": "stesnenie",
      "sense": "A narrow part of something; a stricture",
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      ],
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "suženije",
      "sense": "A narrow part of something; a stricture",
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      "word": "сужение"
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    }
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}

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