constriction

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin constrictio, constrictionis, from Latin constringo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kənˈstɹɪk.ʃən/ Rhymes: -ɪkʃən === Noun === constriction (countable and uncountable, plural constrictions) The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts. A narrow part of something; a stricture. A compression. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== constrict constraint constrain restriction ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃s.tʁik.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === constriction f (plural constrictions) constriction === Further reading === “constriction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012