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суже́ние — meaning in English

suzheniye

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English meaning

  • bottleneck noun A point where a process, road, or system narrows and slows everything passing through it.
  • constriction noun The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts.
  • narrowing noun The process of becoming smaller in width or scope.
  • taper verb To become gradually narrower toward one end.

Senses

суже́ние is used for these senses in English:

  • bottleneck (figurative) In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.
  • constriction A narrow part of something; a stricture.
  • narrowing The process of becoming narrow.
  • taper A cone-shaped item for stretching the hole for an ear gauge (piercing).

constriction — full definition

  1. noun The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts.
  2. noun A narrow part of something; a stricture.
  3. noun A compression.

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