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Antonyms for constriction

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuhn-strik-shuhn
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈstrɪk ʃən

Definition of constriction

Origin :
  • c.1400, from Latin constrictionem (nominative constrictio), noun of action from past participle stem of constringere "compress" (see constrain).
  • noun blockage
Example sentences :
  • He seemed to strive, to say more, but failed for the constriction of his throat.
  • Extract from : « Nobody » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • Constriction of life, owing to this narrowness of culture, must no longer be encouraged.
  • Extract from : « Creative Unity » by Rabindranath Tagore
  • Mr. Osborne complained of constriction of the chest—but this soon wore off.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Edgar Allan Poe » by Edgar Allan Poe
  • The river became mildly excited, as if in protest at the constriction.
  • Extract from : « Yellowstone Nights » by Herbert Quick
  • The gunboats had cut the coils, and loosened the constriction.
  • Extract from : « Life of Wm. Tecumseh Sherman. » by W. Fletcher Johnson
  • Both medullary shells spheroidal, one-third as broad as the constriction of the cortical shell, whose surface is quite smooth.
  • Extract from : « Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia) » by Ernst Haeckel
  • The second constriction, which separates the second and third joints (thorax and abdomen) is called the lumbar constriction.
  • Extract from : « Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index » by Ernst Haeckel
  • He was tired and hungry; his muscles ached from the constriction of the suit.
  • Extract from : « First on the Moon » by Jeff Sutton
  • The tube is then sealed in the flame at the small end and also at the constriction.
  • Extract from : « The Fundamentals of Bacteriology » by Charles Bradfield Morrey
  • There was nothing to indicate in what manner the constriction had occurred.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various

Synonyms for constriction

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