contraction vs shrinking
shrinking vs contractioncontraction and shrinking both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| contraction | Yes | No | No | No |
| shrinking | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
shrinking is a hypernym of
contraction; that is, shrinking is a
word with a broader meaning than contraction:
- contraction: the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
- shrinking: process or result of becoming less or smaller
Other hypernyms of contraction include
shrinkage.
| contraction (noun) | shrinking (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope | the act of becoming less |
| (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) | process or result of becoming less or smaller |
| a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds | |
| the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together |
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