constriction

English

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin constrictionis, constrictio, constringo root from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (line, stroke, shear, strip, brush, strike, rub, press, cord, stiff, rigid, rope, tight).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*streyg-

Gloss

line, stroke, shear, strip, brush, strike, rub, press, cord, stiff, rigid, rope, tight

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