constriction — Englisches Wörterbuch

Substantiv

1. The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts.

   Gebrauch

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   Beispiele

   Weitere Beispiele (1)

   The very structural uniqueness of Esperanto makes it hard to translate into ethnic languages – not least because many of those who write in Esperanto do so out of their rejection of the constriction that they experience when writing in their native languages.

2. A narrow part of something; a stricture.

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   Beispiele

   […] greatest breadth at a point about half way between the constriction and the ends […]

3. A compression.

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Substantiv

1. a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel

   Synonyme

   bottleneckchokepoint

   Oberbegriffe

   narrowing

2. tight or narrow compression

   Synonyme

   coarctation

   Oberbegriffe

   compressioncondensationcontraction

3. a tight feeling in some part of the body

   Synonyme

   tightness

   Oberbegriffe

   feeling

   Beispiele

   he felt a constriction in her chest

   she felt an alarming tightness in her chest

   Weitere Beispiele (1)

   emotion caused a constriction of his throat

4. the action or process of compressing

   Oberbegriffe

   compressioncompressing