Found 2 items, similar to Constriction.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: constriction
constriction
n 1: a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel [syn:
bottleneck,
chokepoint]
2: tight or narrow compression [syn:
coarctation]
3: a feeling of tightness in some part of the body;
“he felt a
constriction in her chest”;
“emotion caused a constriction
of his throat”
4: the action or process of compressing
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Constriction
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.
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2. The state of being constricted; the point where a thing is
constricted; a narrowing or binding.
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A constriction of the parts inservient to speech.
--Grew.
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