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in the PONS Dictionary

con·trac·tion [kənˈtrækʃən] N

1. contraction no pl (shrinkage):

contraction: Zusammenziehen nt

contraction of pupils: Verengung f <-, -en>

cold causes the contraction of the metal: die Kälte führt dazu, dass das Metall sich zusammenzieht

2. contraction no pl (tension):

contraction of a muscle: Kontraktion f <-, -en> spec

3. contraction usu pl of the uterus:

contraction: Wehe[n] f[pl]

she began having contractions: bei ihr setzten die Wehen ein

4. contraction LING:

contraction: Kontraktion f <-, -en> spec

contraction

contraction: Zusammenziehung

contraction: Rückbau

myogenic contraction [ˌmaɪədʒenɪkkənˈtrækʃn] N

myogenic contraction: spontane Muskelkontraktion

contraction phase N FINMKT

contraction phase: Abschwungphase f

contraction reduction

contraction reduction: Rückbau

OpenDict entry

length contraction N

length contraction PHYS: Längenkontraktion f

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

involuntary muscle contraction: unwillkürliche Muskelkontraktion spec

cold causes the contraction of the metal: die Kälte führt dazu, dass das Metall sich zusammenzieht

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