contraction
US /kənˈtrækʃən/
・UK /kənˈtrækʃn/
B2
n. (u.)Uncountable NounProcess of becoming smaller in length/size
In the light you can see the contraction in his eyes
n. (u.)Uncountable NounInvoluntary, often painful tightening of a muscle
The contraction of your stomach tells me you ate bad food
n. (u.)Uncountable NounShortened form of words by omitting letters
This word is a contraction of two longer words
n. (u.)Uncountable NounA decline in economic activity.
The economy is experiencing a period of contraction.
n. (u.)Uncountable NounAn operation in tensor algebra.
Tensor contraction is used to reduce the order of tensors.
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- Time dilation and length contraction are not just theoretical constructs within an elegant
Time dilation and length contraction are not just theoretical constructs within an elegant
- Time dilation and length contraction are not just theoretical constructs within an elegant
Time dilation and length contraction are not just theoretical constructs within an elegant
5 Secrets of American English Pronunciation: Advanced Pronunciation Lesson
- Listen when I say this contraction, don't, don't.
Listen when I say this contraction, don't, don't.
How to Answer English Questions that Start With,
- You would say, "I have been reading a lot lately." "I have been working a lot lately." Now, English speakers are usually in a hurry, so I would actually say, "I've been reading a lot lately." I would use a contraction.
You would say, "I have been reading a lot lately." "I have been working a lot lately." Now, English speakers are usually in a hurry, so I would actually say, "I've been reading a lot lately." I would use a contraction.
- I would use a contraction.
I would use a contraction.
Speak With Me: English Speaking Practice
- So here the word what and are are creating a spoken contraction.
So here the word what and are are creating a spoken contraction.
- Usually when we write, we don't write this type of contraction.
Usually when we write, we don't write this type of contraction.
US economy shrinks as companies race to get ahead of Trump tariffs | BBC News
- That's the first contraction since 2022 and it marks a sharp downturn after growth at an annual pace of 2.4% in the previous quarter.
That's the first contraction since 2022 and it marks a sharp downturn after growth at an annual pace of 2.4% in the previous quarter.
- That's the first contraction since 2022,
That's the first contraction since 2022,
One Minute English #1 - Learn Vocabulary Fast
- Next, we have 'I'll', the contraction of 'I will'.
Next, we have 'I'll', the contraction of 'I will'.
- Next we have isle, the contraction of I will.
Next we have isle, the contraction of I will.
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- Changes in temperature also cause expansion and contraction, which can lead to cracking.
Changes in temperature also cause expansion and contraction, which can lead to cracking.
- Changes in temperature also cause expansion and contraction, which can lead to cracking.
Changes in temperature also cause expansion and contraction, which can lead to cracking.
How To Use Contractions In English (With Examples)
- What is a contraction?
What is a contraction?
- What is a contraction?
What is a contraction?
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- You can move the weight ballistically, you can control the eccentric, you can do any number of different things, but some proportion of the exercises that you do during your resistance training during the week should include time under tension training, where you're really emphasizing the contraction of the muscles, the slow lowering of the weight, as well as the lifting of the weight, contracting the muscles as hard as you can.
You can move the weight ballistically, you can control the eccentric, you can do any number of different things, but some proportion of the exercises that you do during your resistance training during the week should include time under tension training, where you're really emphasizing the contraction of the muscles, the slow lowering of the weight, as well as the lifting of the weight, contracting the muscles as hard as you can.
- In fact, I'll lift the weight off the stack if it's a machine, or if it's a free weight, just a little bit, engage the muscles that I'm trying to activate or train, and then keep it under tension throughout the concentric, the contraction and the lowering of that weight, and then never actually set it down until the end of the set, AKA increasing the time under tension.
In fact, I'll lift the weight off the stack if it's a machine, or if it's a free weight, just a little bit, engage the muscles that I'm trying to activate or train, and then keep it under tension throughout the concentric, the contraction and the lowering of that weight, and then never actually set it down until the end of the set, AKA increasing the time under tension.
FLUENT ENGLISH: Understand & Use Contractions like a Native Speaker
- But this is actually not a contraction.
But this is actually not a contraction.
- But this is actually not a contraction, this is just how we confuse you when we speak English.
But this is actually not a contraction, this is just how we confuse you when we speak English.