A Contraction

1. The act or process of contracting, or the state of being contracted.
2. (linguistics) A shortened form of a word or phrase.
3. (medicine) A shortening of a muscle, especially during labor.

Synonyms shrinkage, compression, An Abbreviation, (labor pain)

Oversettelser Arabic: انْقِبَاض، تَقَلُّص، (تَرْخِيم) German: die Kontraktion, die Verkürzung, (die Wehe) Norwegian Bokmål: en kontraksjon, en sammentrekning, (en rie)