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Antonyms for constrictions

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

Definition of constrictions

Origin :
  • c.1400, from Latin constrictionem (nominative constrictio), noun of action from past participle stem of constringere "compress" (see constrain).
  • noun blockage
Example sentences :
  • Disjunct: with head, thorax and abdomen separated by constrictions.
  • Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
  • No; they complain of nightmares, constrictions of the breast and heart.
  • Extract from : « The Inferno » by August Strindberg
  • The organ is divided by two constrictions into three compartments.
  • Extract from : « The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia » by Frank Evers Beddard
  • Four flattish lobes, deeply separated by constrictions, form each of these strange-looking fruits.
  • Extract from : « Trees Worth Knowing » by Julia Ellen Rogers
  • We live in them mentally, and accept all their constrictions and restrictions as a matter of course.
  • Extract from : « The Beauty » by Mrs. Wilson Woodrow
  • These divisions seem on the exterior like constrictions, and give the body the appearance of a series of rings.
  • Extract from : « The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide » by Augusta Foote Arnold
  • The three other constrictions mark off the four Ascidiozooids.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) » by Francis Maitland Balfour
  • Constrictions, inharmonious and unrhythmic jerks are always out of place in any exercise.
  • Extract from : « How to Add Ten Years to your Life and to Double Its Satisfactions » by S. S. Curry
  • This rotary action tends to remove these constrictions and to develop a certain flexibility in the whole torso.
  • Extract from : « How to Add Ten Years to your Life and to Double Its Satisfactions » by S. S. Curry
  • It is an unusually important exercise in case of any constrictions.
  • Extract from : « How to Add Ten Years to your Life and to Double Its Satisfactions » by S. S. Curry

Synonyms for constrictions

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