constriction

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Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
20
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/kənˈstɹɪk.ʃən/

Definition of constriction

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts.
  2. (countable, uncountable)A narrow part of something; a stricture.
    “[…] greatest breadth at a point about half way between the constriction and the ends […]”
  3. (countable, uncountable)A compression.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Late Latin cōn- Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *streyg-der. Late Latin stringō Late Latin cōnstringō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Late Latin -tiō Late Latin cōnstrictiōbor. English constriction Borrowed from Late Latin constrictio, constrictionis, from Latin constringo.

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