'Constriction' definitions:
Definition of 'constriction'
(from WordNet)
noun
A narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel [syn: constriction, bottleneck, chokepoint]
noun
Tight or narrow compression [syn: constriction, coarctation]
noun
A tight feeling in some part of the body; "he felt a constriction in her chest"; "she felt an alarming tightness in her chest"; "emotion caused a constriction of his throat" [syn: constriction, tightness]
noun
The action or process of compressing
Definition of 'Constriction'
From: GCIDE
- Constriction \Con*stric"tion\, n. [L. constrictio: cf. F. constriction.]
- 1. The act of constricting by means of some inherent power or by movement or change in the thing itself, as distinguished from compression. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The state of being constricted; the point where a thing is constricted; a narrowing or binding. [1913 Webster]
- A constriction of the parts inservient to speech. --Grew. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'constriction'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abbreviation,
- arrest,
- arrestation,
- arrestment,
- astriction,
- astringency,
- blockage,
- blocking,
- bottleneck,
- cervix,
- check,
- circumscription,
- clogging,
- closing up,
- closure,
- coarctation,
- compactedness,
- compaction,
- compression,
- compressure,
- concentration,
- condensation,
- consolidation,
- constringency,
- contraction,
- contracture,
- cramp,
- curtailment,
- decrease,
- delay,
- detainment,
- detention,
- diminuendo,
- fixation,
- foot-dragging,
- hampering,
- hindering,
- hindrance,
- holdback,
- holdup,
- hourglass,
- hourglass figure,
- impediment,
- inhibition,
- interference,
- interruption,
- isthmus,
- knitting,
- let,
- narrow place,
- narrowing,
- neck,
- negativism,
- nuisance value,
- obstruction,
- obstructionism,
- occlusion,
- opposition,
- puckering,
- pursing,
- reduction,
- repression,
- resistance,
- restraint,
- restriction,
- retardation,
- retardment,
- setback,
- shortening,
- solidification,
- squeeze,
- stranglehold,
- stranglement,
- strangulation,
- striction,
- stricture,
- suppression,
- systole,
- taper,
- tapering,
- wasp waist,
- wrinkling