"striction" meaning in English

See striction in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Latin strictio. See stringent. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|strictio}} Latin strictio Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} striction
  1. The act of constricting, or the state of being constricted.
    Sense id: en-striction-en-noun-ua0OmUoX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
  2. (geometry) The definition of a geometric shape as all points with some relationship to a central point, curve, etc., for example, a circle is the striction of all points at a distance of the radius from a single point. Categories (topical): Geometry
    Sense id: en-striction-en-noun-fU38Kvq7 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: line of striction, magnetostriction
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