constriction

Noun
Synonyms: bottleneckchokepointcoarctationtightness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channelSynonyms: bottleneckchokepoint
  2. tight or narrow compressionSynonyms: coarctation
  3. 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”Synonyms: tightness
  4. the action or process of compressing
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Webster's Dictionary (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]
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