Contraction

noun

kən'trækʃən

Noun

the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
“the contraction of a gas on cooling”
Similar:Compression Condensation
Type of:ShrinkageShrinking
a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds
“`won't' is a contraction of `will not'”
“`o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock'”
Type of:Word
(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
Type of:Shortening
the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
Type of:ReductionStep-downDiminution