- contracción
- f.1 contraction, shrinkage.2 spasm, muscular contraction, jerk, zuckung.3 contraction, expulsion movement of the gravid uterus.4 decrease, contraction, cutdown.* * *contracción► nombre femenino1 contraction* * *noun f.contraction* * *SF1) [de una enfermedad] contraction2) [de compromiso, deuda] contracting; [de matrimonio] contraction frm3) [de músculo, metal] contraction4) (Ling) contraction* * *femenino contraction* * *= contraction, contraction, effacement.Ex. 'Modem' is a contraction of 'modulator-demodulator'.Ex. The Aldine greek was based on a much admired humanistic cursive hand which relied for its good looks on a multiplicity of alternative letters, ligatures, and contractions.Ex. Meanwhile a coalition of cells has been effected at intervals through the effacement of their walls.----* contracción crediticia = credit crunch, credit squeeze.* * *femenino contraction* * *= contraction, contraction, effacement.
Ex: 'Modem' is a contraction of 'modulator-demodulator'.
Ex: The Aldine greek was based on a much admired humanistic cursive hand which relied for its good looks on a multiplicity of alternative letters, ligatures, and contractions.Ex: Meanwhile a coalition of cells has been effected at intervals through the effacement of their walls.* contracción crediticia = credit crunch, credit squeeze.* * *contracciónfeminineA (Fisiol) contractionB (Ling) (de palabras) contractionC (frml) (de una deuda, un compromiso) contracting (frml)* * *
contracción sustantivo femenino
contraction
contracción sustantivo femenino contraction
'contracción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
al
- calambre
- del
- a
English:
contraction
- shrinkage
- will
- would
* * *contracción nf1. [de economía] downswing, downturn2. Med contractionCompcontracción muscular muscular contraction3. Ling contraction* * *contracciónf tb GRAM contraction* * *contracción nf, pl -ciones : contraction
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.