Search Result:constriction
KK Pronunciation
〔 kәnˋstrIkʃәn 〕
Pronunciation
〔 kәnˊstrikʃәn 〕
Overview of noun constriction
The noun constriction has 4 senses
- constriction, bottleneck, chokepoint -- (a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel)
- constriction, coarctation -- (tight or narrow compression)
- constriction, tightness -- (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")
- constriction -- (the action or process of compressing)