English Explanatory Dictionary

constriction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

Pronunciation

/kənˈstɹɪk.ʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-constriction.wav

Word forms

constriction constrictions

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Late Latin cōn- Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *streyg-der. Late Latin stringō Late Latin cōnstringō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Late Latin -tiō Late Latin cōnstrictiōbor. English constriction Borrowed from Late Latin constrictio, constrictionis, from Latin constringo.

Related words

Derived words

arterioconstriction bronchoconstriction constriction ring syndrome hyperconstriction nanoconstriction preconstriction pupilloconstriction reconstriction vasoconstriction

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