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constriction

/kənˈstrɪkʃən/

Translations

constrictionnoun

constrictions

/kənˈstrɪkʃən/

He felt a constriction in his chest as he entered the crowded room.

Он почувствовал стеснение в груди, когда вошел в переполненную комнату.

The constriction of resources has affected the company's growth.

Ограничение ресурсов повлияло на рост компании.

The constriction of the blood vessels can lead to high blood pressure.

Сужение кровеносных сосудов может привести к высокому кровяному давлению.

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constrictionadjective

more constriction

Comp.

most constriction

Super.

/kənˈstrɪk.ʃən/

Used attributively in compounds such as "constriction band"; functions like an adjective meaning ‘relating to or causing constriction’.

constrictionnoun

The act or process of making something narrower or tighter.

The constriction of the blood vessels can lead to increased blood pressure.

A feeling of tightness or pressure, often in a physical or emotional sense.

He felt a constriction in his chest as he faced the daunting task ahead.

A place where something is constricted or narrowed.

The river flows through a constriction between the two mountains.

In phonetics, the narrowing or closure in the vocal tract that shapes the articulation of a speech sound.

Fricatives are produced with a constriction that allows turbulent airflow.

constrictionadjective

Relating to or causing constriction; serving to constrict.

The surgeon applied a constriction band to control bleeding.