contractions

English - Turkish

Definition of contractions in English Turkish dictionary
contraction: {i} kasılma
Kasılmalara dikkat edin. - Be careful with contractions.
contraction: büzülme
contraction: daralma
contraction: kısalma
contraction: küçültme
contraction: rötre
contraction: büzülebilen
contraction: çekme
contraction: kasılabilen
contraction: kasınç
contraction: (Dilbilim) derilme
contraction: (hastalık) kapma
contraction: (Tıp) kasın kasılması
contraction: (Jeoloji) büzüşme
contraction: yakalanma
contraction: daraltma
contraction: gerileme
contraction: büzme
contraction: (kas) kasılma
contraction: (hastalık/vb.) kapma
contraction: kontraksiyon
contraction: küçülme
contraction: kasılır
contraction: kasıl
contraction: {i} daratlma
contraction: doğum esnasında rahim adalelerinin gerilmesi
contraction: bu şekilde kısaltılmış kelime
contraction: kasılma/kısaltma/kapma
contraction: {i} kaynaşma
contraction: {i} edinme
contraction: {i} kaynaşmış sözcük
contraction: {i} doğum sırasında rahim kaslarının kasılması
contraction: bir veya birkaç harfin atılması ile yapllan kısaltma
contraction: (Diş Hekimliği) uzunluğu veya hacmin azalması; çekme, kasılma
contraction: {i} ilişki kurma
contraction: {i} çekilme
contraction: {i} dilb. bir veya birkaç harf atılarak
contraction: {i} kapma
contraction: kasılım
contraction: kasınma

English - English

Definition of contractions in English English dictionary: plural of contraction; {i} strong and usually painful movements of the muscles in the womb that help to push the baby out of the mother's body during the process of birth
Lorentz-Fitzgerald contractions: plural form of Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction
contraction: A distinct stage of wound healing, wherein the wound edges are gradually pulled together
contraction: Contracting a disease
The contraction of AIDS from toilet seats is extremely rare.
contraction: A shortening of a muscle when it is used
contraction: The acquisition of something, generally negative
Our contraction of debt in this quarter has reduced our ability to attract investors.
contraction: A reversible reduction in size
contraction: A period of economic decline or negative growth
The country's economic contraction was caused by high oil prices.
contraction: A shortened word or phrase, with the missing letters represented by an apostrophe
The American 23rd Infantry Division is still unofficially named Americal, the name being a contraction of America and New Caledonia.
contraction: Syncope, the loss of sounds from within a word
eccentric contractions: plural form of eccentric contraction
contraction: {n} an abbreviation, the act of shortening or shrinking
Braxton Hicks contractions: {i} sporadic painless contractions of the uterus that occur toward the middle of pregnancy or even earlier (named after John Braxton Hicks)
contraction: a short way to write two words as one by writing the two words together, leaving out one or more letters and replacing the missing letters by an apostrophe (cannot = can’t)
contraction: a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds; "`won't' is a contraction of `will not'"; "`o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock'"
contraction: the process of becoming subject to; as, the contraction of a disease
contraction: Two words that can be combined to make a shorter word by omitting one or more letters: He didn't hit the ball over the fence (did + not)
contraction: When a woman who is about to give birth has contractions, she experiences a very strong, painful tightening of the muscles of her womb
contraction: A strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth
contraction: the combination of two words through omission of one or more letters and use of an apostrophe Ex : hasnt (for has not)
contraction: the combination of two words through omission of one or more letters and use of an apostrophe Ex : hasn’t (for has not)
contraction: Expansion of soils
contraction: The shortening or tightening of a muscle
contraction: A reduction in size or activity
contraction: A marriage contract
contraction: The process of shortening an operation
contraction: (shrinkage) - The volume change typically occurring in metals and alloys on solidification and cooling to room temperature
contraction: The shortening of a muscle when it is used
contraction: the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
contraction: A decrease in size due to a temperature change It should not be confused with shrinkage, which is a non-reversible occurrence Contraction is reversible with a reverse in the temperature change As a piece of ceramics heats and cools, it expands and contracts The rate of expansion and contraction of a glaze must be compatible with that of the claybody, otherwise flaking off or separation of the glaze may occur In pottery, this should be a concern when considering glaze fit and ovenware See also glaze fit, ovenware, shrinkage
contraction: The shortening and lengthening of a muscle that occurs while performing an exercise
contraction: Something contracted or abbreviated, as a word or phrase; as, plenipo for plenipotentiary; crim
contraction: the action of drawing together
contraction: con
contraction: rhythmic tightening of the uterus, usually causing the cervix to dilate and allow the passage of the baby In labor contractions get stronger, closer together and longer
contraction: shrinkage of the unit which occurs during manufacture as a result of drying and firing
contraction: The act or process of contracting, shortening, or shrinking; the state of being contracted; as, contraction of the heart, of the pupil of the eye, or of a tendon; the contraction produced by cold
contraction: The volume change typically occurring in metals and alloys on solidification and cooling to room temperature
contraction: The act of incurring or becoming subject to, as liabilities, obligation, debts, etc
contraction: (dance) tightening of a muscle or group of muscles to cause flexion of a joint or body area
contraction: the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds; "`won't' is a contraction of `will not'"; "`o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock'
contraction: The shortening of a word, or of two words, by the omission of a letter or letters, or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one; as, ne'er for never; can't for can not; don't for do not; it's for it is
contraction: one phase of the business cycle characterized by a downturn in overall economic activity accompanied by rising unemployment and declining real gross domestic product (a trough represents the end of a contraction)
contraction: act of getting smaller, like national income during a recession
contraction: A decrease in the dimension of interest (i e , length)
contraction: Shortened form of a word which ends in the same letter as the word itself
contraction: The beat of the heart, caused by a quick shortening of the heart muscle and resulting in the pumping of blood to the rest of the body
contraction: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
contraction: A contraction is a shortened form of a word or words. `It's' should be used only as a contraction for `it is'. see also contract
contraction: {i} act of contracting; spasm; shortening, shrinking; shortened form of a word or phrase that contains an apostrophe in place of missing letters (i.e. she's); strong and usually painful movement of the muscles in the womb that helps to push the baby out of the mother's body during the process of birth
contraction: A shortened word or phrase, with the missing letters represented by the apostrophe
contraction: The reduction in the cross-sectional area of a stream channel (4)
contraction: a form that is created when two words are combined, with some letters missing, as in 'you've' for 'you have', or 'doesn't for 'does not ' These are usually only used in direct or reported speech or informal text See also apostrophe
contraction: for criminal conversation, etc
contraction: shortening and/or development of tension in muscle
contraction: the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling"
contraction: An mutation in which the child has fewer copies of a certain codon in a gene than either of the parents In Huntington's Disease, a contraction occurs when the child has fewer copies CAG in the Huntington gene than either of the parents Contractions are the opposite of expansions
contraction: contr