contrazione — meaning in English
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English meaning
- contraction noun A shortened form of a word or words, often marked with an apostrophe.
- twitch noun A small, sudden, often involuntary movement of a muscle.
Senses
contrazione is used for these senses in English:
- twitch (physiology) A brief, contractile response of a skeletal muscle elicited by a single maximal volley of impulses in the neurons supplying it.
contraction — full definition
- noun A shortened form of a word or words, often marked with an apostrophe.
- noun A strong tightening of the uterine muscles that occurs before and during childbirth.
- noun A shrinking or reduction in size, scope, or economic activity.
twitch — full definition
- noun A small, sudden, often involuntary movement of a muscle.
- verb To move suddenly and briefly, often without control.