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"the contraction of a gas on cooling"nounthe process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
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noun(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
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"`won't' is a contraction of `will not'" "`o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock'"nouna word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some soundstype of:
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nounthe act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scopeOpposite:type of:
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