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Contraction Pronunciation

Pronounce Contraction as K OW N T R AH K T IY OW N.

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    Contraction phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'contraction'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of contraction: /koʊntræktɪoʊn/
    • Modern IPA representation of contraction: /cɒntræctɪɒn/

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    List of meaning for contraction

    the process of becoming smaller

    contraction, muscular contraction, muscle contraction(noun)

    (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)

    compression, condensation, contraction(noun)

    the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together

    "the contraction of a gas on cooling"

    contraction(noun)

    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'"

    contraction(noun)

    the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

    the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing

    most substances undergo contraction when cooled

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    contraction in sentence

    1. Because our company isn’t making as much profit this year, we’re undergoing contraction as we start letting our employees go.

    2. The contraction of the crowd in the bar as the night grew later and later eventually left me as the only one present.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term contraction

    They usually help patients target the pelvic floor muscles and teach them how to do Kegels, lots of times, people aren’t doing Kegels properly—they may be contracting their glutes or thighs or abdominals instead of it being a focused contraction of pelvic floor.

    – Amy George

    Despite the long period of mergers and acquisitions in Europe and the contraction in the number of players in the market, prices rose relatively moderately and not aggressively.

    – Ilanit Sherf

    It's a nice surprise, given all the gloom and doom out there. Full year, IE Singapore is looking for a contraction and so are we. So it's probably a blip, but it's still nice for now, one month is not going to change the story for the whole quarter, we suspect.

    – Selena Ling

    Non-OPEC supply will contract... by mid-2016 we should see contraction in U.S production according to what we understand.

    – Total Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanne

    We can grow at $30, $40 or $50 (per barrel), here there is no contraction with official forecasts, it's a matter of scenarios.

    – Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich

    The movement of the hand is done by the wire. This wire, when activated, they contract. And we are able to exploit this contraction to make the finger move. And we can move each phalanx independently.

    – Filomena Simone

    Lots of times, people aren’t doing Kegels properly—they may be contracting their glutes or thighs or abdominals instead of it being a focused contraction of pelvic floor.

    – Amy George

    A solid fall in new export work contributed to fewer new orders, which in turn led to the first contraction of output in 2015 so far.

    – Qu Hongbin

    One question would be if this is going to cause a contraction in new R&D or leverage it. We love competition because competition usually means there is... choice.

    – Dale Moore

    The BOJ is running out of monetary policy firepower so it was not a surprise to see that there is no change to the policy this week, also, China's industrial output figures at the weekend showed contraction yet again and underscore the weakness in demand from the world's second largest economy. There is still a soft demand coupled with (an) excess supply story in the commodities spectrum.

    – Lorne Baring

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