contraction
contraction
englantiahtauma, lyhennys, supistuminen, supistus, kutistuminen, väheneminen
yhteys|kielitiede|k=en supistuma
Liittyvät sanat: contract
Synonyymisanakirja
contraction
pienentäminen, supistaminen, vähentäminen, alentaminen, vähennys, lyhennys, supistus, kontraktuura, supistuminen, lihaksen supistuminen, lihassupistus, jäykkäkouristus.
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Englannin sanakirja
contraction (englanti > suomi)
contraction englanniksi
A reversible reduction in size.
The countrys economic contraction was caused by high oil prices.''
puhekieltä A strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth.
puhekieltä A process whereby one or more sounds of a free morpheme (a word) are lost or reduced, such that it becomes a bound morpheme (a clitic) that attaches phonologically to an adjacent word.
In English didn't, that's, and wanna, the endings -n't, -'s, and -a arose by contraction.
puhekieltä A word with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe, usually resulting from the above process.
"Dont" is a contraction of "do not."''
puhekieltä contract Contracting a disease.
The contraction of AIDS from toilet seats is extremely rare.
puhekieltä syncope Syncope, the loss of sounds from within a word.
The acquisition of something, generally negative.
Our contraction of debt in this quarter has reduced our ability to attract investors.
puhekieltä A distinct stage of wound healing, wherein the wound edges are gradually pulled together.
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