収縮 — meaning in English
shuushuku
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English meaning
- contraction noun A shortened form of a word or words, often marked with an apostrophe.
- deflation noun An act or instance of deflating.
Senses
収縮 is used for these senses in English:
- contraction A (sometimes reversible) contracting or reduction in length, scope, size, or volume; a narrowing, a shortening, a shrinking.
- deflation (economics) A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages.
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.
deflation — full definition
- noun An act or instance of deflating.
- noun A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages.
- noun An economic contraction.
- noun The removal of soil and other loose material from the ground (or another surface) by wind, leaving it exposed to erosion.