noun🔗ShareСокращение, сжатиеA reversible reduction in size."The muscle contraction during exercise resulted in a temporary reduction in the size of the arm. "Сокращение мышц во время тренировки привело к временному уменьшению размера руки.physicsscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareСпад, экономический спадA period of economic decline or negative growth."The recent contraction in the local economy meant fewer jobs were available. "Недавний спад в местной экономике означал, что стало доступно меньше рабочих мест.economybusinessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareСокращениеA shortening of a muscle when it is used."The contraction of her bicep muscle allowed her to lift the heavy box. "Сокращение ее бицепса позволило ей поднять тяжелый ящик.physiologyanatomybodymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareСхватка, сокращениеA 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. "Мать почувствовала болезненную схватку, напряжение в животе, когда начались роды.medicinephysiologybodysexfamilyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareСтяжениеA 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» — распространенный пример стяжения, когда «is not» превращается в одно более короткое слово.linguisticsgrammarphoneticswordlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareСокращение(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." "Сокращение «don't» — это сокращенная форма от «do not».grammarlanguagelinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareСокращениеA shorthand symbol indicating an omission for the purpose of brevity."The contraction "don't" is a shorthand symbol for "do not." "Сокращение «don't» — это сокращенный символ для «do not».grammarlanguagewritingcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareЗаражение, инфицированиеThe process of contracting a disease."the contraction of malaria"заражение маляриейmedicinediseasephysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareСокращениеSyncope, the loss of sounds from within a word.""The word 'cannot' becomes 'can't' through contraction, where the 'o' is removed." "Слово 'cannot' превращается в 'can't' посредством сокращения, где удаляется буква 'o'.grammarlanguagephoneticslinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareПриобретениеThe acquisition of something, generally negative."Our contraction of debt in this quarter has reduced our ability to attract investors."Приобретение нами долга в этом квартале снизило нашу способность привлекать инвесторов.negativebusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareСокращениеA 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. "Врач наблюдал значительное сокращение кожи вокруг пореза на ее колене, что указывало на хорошее заживление раны.medicinephysiologyanatomybiologyscienceprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
