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A narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
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constriction
Word definitions for constriction in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Constriction \Con*stric"tion\, n. [L. constrictio: cf. F. constriction.] The act of constricting by means of some inherent power or by movement or change in the thing itself, as distinguished from compression. The state of being constricted; the point where ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel [syn: bottleneck , chokepoint ] tight or narrow compression [syn: coarctation ] a feeling of tightness in some part of the body; "he felt a constriction in her chest"; "emotion caused a constriction ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts 2 A narrow part of something; a stricture 3 A compression
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Constriction is a method used by various snake species to kill their prey . Although some species of venomous and mildly venomous snakes do use constriction to subdue their prey, most snakes which use constriction lack venom. The snake initially strikes ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1400, from Latin constrictionem (nominative constrictio ), noun of action from past participle stem of constringere "compress" (see constrain ).
Usage examples of constriction.
Panic and hysteria would travel slowly along the constriction and there would be time for the quick, prepared fadeaway along the side passage or the unobtrusive step onto an escalating localway that would move them to a higher level and disappearance.
He tried to fling himself at the Hurrian and had to be caught virtually in mid-air by one of the Mauvs, who held him immobile with an effortless constriction of biceps.
To the north of their position was the River Zadorra, and to the south the Heights of Puebla, and the constriction of river and highland would force the British to a frontal attack in the valley that would bring them into the face of the great guns that, in this morning of drifting mist, looked like fearsome monsters in wait for jtheir victims.
And every occasion when a mask was torn off, an ideal broken, was preceded by this hateful vacancy and stillness, this deathly constriction and loneliness and unrelatedness, this waste and empty hell of lovelessness and despair, such as I had now to pass through once more.
She felt a sudden constriction in her throat, a burning sensation, a spasm of the abdominal muscles.
I lay in the filth, wished helplessly for some water and waited for the fire in my lungs to subside, the iron constriction around my chest to ease.
Poimenos draw closer to him, press against his side, felt the fear transmitted through the boy's body, helping him to control his own fear, relieving the constriction of his heart.
She came within seconds as a gut-wrenching moan slipped out from between her teeth, and he could feel the constriction of her muscles as the ripples fanned throughout.
About half of the collisions will involve string/antistring pairs, leading to annihilations that continually lessen the constriction, allowing these three dimensions to continue to expand.
She felt a funny constriction in her chest as she remembered the way he'd cared for her after he'd killed the snake.
Never in the constrictions of my freedom could I have understood such experiences to exist as I have felt on this world as a lowly slave.
It'd be hard, dangerous, but anything was better than a return to the constrictions of over-crowded earth.
Despite Rubra expanding them wide, they formed awkward constrictions which Dariat had to pull himself through.
The Orgathé’s appendages were modified then hardened by further expenditures of energy to help it bulldoze its way past constrictions and awkward bends.
It appeared that boys and girls had become tired of the terrible social constrictions of political correctness and were now ready to be naughty again.