📖 Definitions of "Contraction"
noun
- 1
A reversible reduction in size.
- 2
A period of economic decline or negative growth.
"The country's economic contraction was caused by high oil prices."
- 3
A shortening of a muscle when it is used.
- 4
A strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth.
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