constriction

[Con*stric·tion]

A constriction is a tight squeeze. If you have asthma, you know that the constriction of the airways makes it hard to breathe. If you’re a snake, you know that the constriction of a mouse makes a good dinner.

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The act of constricting by means of some inherent power or by movement or change in the thing itself, as distinguished from compression.

Noun
the action or process of compressing

Noun
a feeling of tightness in some part of the body; "he felt a constriction in her chest"; "emotion caused a constriction of his throat"

Noun
tight or narrow compression

Noun
a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel


n.
The act of constricting by means of some inherent power or by movement or change in the thing itself, as distinguished from compression.

n.
The state of being constricted; the point where a thing is constricted; a narrowing or binding.


Constriction

Con*stric"tion , n. [L. constrictio: cf. F. constriction.] 1. The act of constricting by means of some inherent power or by movement or change in the thing itself, as distinguished from compression. 2. The state of being constricted; the point where a thing is constricted; a narrowing or binding.
A constriction of the parts inservient to speech.

The act of constricting by means of some inherent power or by movement or change in the thing itself, as distinguished from compression.

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