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 process of narrowing something, the condition of being narrowed, or a thing that causes this.
- 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
- noun The process of narrowing something, the condition of being narrowed, or a thing that causes this.
- noun A part of something that is narrower than the rest.
- noun An act of squeezing something tightly.
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