noun🔗Share수축, 축소A reversible reduction in size."The muscle contraction during exercise resulted in a temporary reduction in the size of the arm. "운동 중 근육 수축은 팔의 일시적인 크기 감소를 초래했다.physicsscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share경기 침체, 수축A period of economic decline or negative growth."The recent contraction in the local economy meant fewer jobs were available. "최근 지역 경제 침체로 인해 더 적은 일자리가 생겼다.economybusinessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share수축A shortening of a muscle when it is used."The contraction of her bicep muscle allowed her to lift the heavy box. "그녀의 이두박근의 수축은 그녀가 무거운 상자를 들어 올릴 수 있게 했다.physiologyanatomybodymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share수축A strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth."The mother felt a painful contraction, a tightening in her stomach, as labor began. "산모는 진통이 시작되면서 배가 조여드는 고통스러운 수축을 느꼈다.medicinephysiologybodysexfamilyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share수축A 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.""Isn't" is a common example of contraction, where "is not" becomes one shorter word. "“Isn't”는 “is not”이 더 짧은 단어가 되는 수축의 흔한 예입니다.linguisticsgrammarphoneticswordlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share축약형(English orthography) A word with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe, usually resulting from the above process."The contraction "don't" is a shortened form of "do not." "축약형 "don't"는 "do not"의 줄임말입니다.grammarlanguagelinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share축약형A shorthand symbol indicating an omission for the purpose of brevity."The contraction "don't" is a shorthand symbol for "do not." "축약형 "don't"는 "do not"의 약식 기호입니다.grammarlanguagewritingcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share감염, 발병The process of contracting a disease."the contraction of malaria"말라리아 감염medicinediseasephysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share축약, 생략Syncope, the loss of sounds from within a word.""The word 'cannot' becomes 'can't' through contraction, where the 'o' is removed." "'cannot'이라는 단어는 축약을 통해 'can't'가 되며, 여기서 'o'가 제거됩니다.grammarlanguagephoneticslinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share획득, 습득The acquisition of something, generally negative."Our contraction of debt in this quarter has reduced our ability to attract investors."이번 분기의 부채 획득으로 인해 투자자를 유치하는 능력이 감소했습니다.negativebusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share수축A distinct stage of wound healing, wherein the wound edges are gradually pulled together."The doctor observed significant contraction of the skin around the cut on her knee, indicating the wound was healing well. "의사는 그녀의 무릎에 난 상처 주변 피부의 현저한 수축을 관찰했으며, 이는 상처가 잘 아물고 있음을 나타냈다.medicinephysiologyanatomybiologyscienceprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
