contraction

As nouns the difference between contraction and rhytide

is that contraction is a reversible reduction in size while rhytide is a wrinkle, typically a facial wrinkle secondary to muscular contraction patterns in the skin.

In linguistics|lang=en terms the difference between contraction and labialization

is that contraction is (linguistics) a process whereby one or more sounds of a free morpheme (a word) are lost or reduced, such that it becomes a bound morpheme (a clitic) that attaches phonologically to an adjacent word while labialization is (linguistics) a secondary articulatory feature of usually consonants that involves the contraction or rounding of the labia during pronunciation.

As nouns the difference between contraction and labialization

is that contraction is a reversible reduction in size while labialization is (linguistics) a secondary articulatory feature of usually consonants that involves the contraction or rounding of the labia during pronunciation.

As nouns the difference between contraction and ergotine

is that contraction is a reversible reduction in size while ergotine is a powerful astringent alkaloid extracted from ergot as a brown, amorphous, bitter substance. It is used to produce contraction of the uterus.

In medicine|lang=en terms the difference between contraction and dinoprostone

is that contraction is (medicine) a distinct stage of wound healing, wherein the wound edges are gradually pulled together while dinoprostone is (medicine) a naturally-occurring prostaglandin, pge2, with important effects in labour (softening the cervix and causing uterine contraction), sometimes used as an abortifacient.

As nouns the difference between contraction and dinoprostone

is that contraction is a reversible reduction in size while dinoprostone is (medicine) a naturally-occurring prostaglandin, pge2, with important effects in labour (softening the cervix and causing uterine contraction), sometimes used as an abortifacient.

As nouns the difference between contraction and crenation

is that contraction is a reversible reduction in size while crenation is the contraction of, or formation of abnormal notchings around, the edges of a cell after exposure to a hypertonic solution, due to the loss of water through osmosis, especially noticeable in red blood cells.

As nouns the difference between contraction and hoofbound

is that contraction is a reversible reduction in size while hoofbound is deformative contraction and dryness of the back part of the hoof of a horse.

As nouns the difference between contraction and coronis

is that contraction is a reversible reduction in size while coronis is a device, curved stroke, or flourish formed with a pen, coming at the end of a book or chapter; a colophon. For example: ⸎, ۞.