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contraction

/kɒnˈtɹæk.ʃən/ /kənˈtɹæk.ʃən/

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noun

انكماش، تقلص

A reversible reduction in size.

Examples :

"The muscle contraction during exercise resulted in a temporary reduction in the size of the arm. "

أدت تقلصات العضلات أثناء التمرين إلى انكماش مؤقت في حجم الذراع.

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انكماش، ركود اقتصادي

A period of economic decline or negative growth.

Examples :

"The recent contraction in the local economy meant fewer jobs were available. "

أدى الانكماش الأخير في الاقتصاد المحلي إلى توفر عدد أقل من الوظائف.

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noun

تقلص

A shortening of a muscle when it is used.

Examples :

"The contraction of her bicep muscle allowed her to lift the heavy box. "

سمح لها تقلص عضلة العضلة ذات الرأسين برفع الصندوق الثقيل.

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noun

انقباض

A strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth.

Examples :

"The mother felt a painful contraction, a tightening in her stomach, as labor began. "

شعرت الأم بانقباض مؤلم، وهو تضييق في معدتها، مع بدء المخاض.

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noun

انكماش

A process whereby one or more sounds of a free morpheme (a word) are lost or reduced, such that it becomes a bound morpheme (a clitic) that attaches phonologically to an adjacent word.

Examples :

""Isn't" is a common example of contraction, where "is not" becomes one shorter word. "

« Isn't » مثال شائع على الانكماش، حيث تصبح « is not » كلمة أقصر.

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noun

انكماش

(English orthography) A word with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe, usually resulting from the above process.

Examples :

"The contraction "don't" is a shortened form of "do not." "

الكلمة "don't" المختصرة هي شكل مختصر من "do not".

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noun

اختصار

A shorthand symbol indicating an omission for the purpose of brevity.

Examples :

"The contraction "don't" is a shorthand symbol for "do not." "

الاختصار "don't" هو رمز مختصر لـ "do not".

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noun

العدوى، الإصابة

The process of contracting a disease.

Examples :

"the contraction of malaria"

الإصابة بالملاريا

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noun

حذف، إضمار

Syncope, the loss of sounds from within a word.

Examples :

""The word 'cannot' becomes 'can't' through contraction, where the 'o' is removed." "

تصبح كلمة 'cannot' 'can't' عن طريق الحذف، حيث تتم إزالة حرف 'o'.

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noun

اقتناء

The acquisition of something, generally negative.

Examples :

"Our contraction of debt in this quarter has reduced our ability to attract investors."

أدى اقتناؤنا للديون في هذا الربع إلى تقليل قدرتنا على جذب المستثمرين.

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انكماش

A distinct stage of wound healing, wherein the wound edges are gradually pulled together.

Examples :

"The doctor observed significant contraction of the skin around the cut on her knee, indicating the wound was healing well. "

لاحظ الطبيب انكماشًا كبيرًا في الجلد حول الجرح الموجود على ركبتها، مما يشير إلى أن الجرح يلتئم جيدًا.

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