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Constriction vs Narrowing - What's the difference?

constriction | narrowing | Synonyms |

As nouns the difference between constriction and narrowing

is that constriction is the act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts while narrowing is the part of a stocking that is narrowed.

As a verb narrowing is

present participle of lang=en.

constriction

English

Noun

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

    • narrowing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The part of a stocking that is narrowed.
  • * 1858 , Margaret Maria Gordon, Household economy (page 60)
    • It may be observed, as a general rule, that the length of a stocking, before the narrowings , should be, at the least'', equal to ''twice the width of the top...