English Explanatory Dictionary

supercontraction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The contraction (by up to 50%) of spider dragline silk in high humidity
  2. The contraction of textile fibres when treated with heat etc.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-supercontraction.wav

Word forms

supercontraction supercontractions

Etymology

From super- + contraction.

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