Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

constriction

/kənˈstɹɪk.ʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: con-stric-tion
IPA: /kənˈstɹɪk.ʃən/

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A narrow part of something; a stricture.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The very structural uniqueness of Esperanto makes it hard to translate into ethnic languages – not least because many of those who write in Esperanto do so out of their rejection of the constriction that they experience when writing in their native languages."
"[…] greatest breadth at a point about half way between the constriction and the ends […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin cōn- Proto-Indo-European *streyg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *strinégti Proto-Italic *stringō Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréngʰeti Proto-Italic *strengō Latin stringō Latin cōnstringō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Late Latin cōnstrictiōbor. English constriction Borrowed from Late Latin constrictio, constrictionis, from Latin constringo.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: constrictio, constringo

Usage

Inflected Forms

constrictions (plural)

Derived Forms

arterioconstriction bronchoconstriction hyperconstriction nanoconstriction preconstriction pupilloconstriction reconstriction vasoconstriction

Phrases

constriction ring syndrome

Frequently Paired Words

constrict constraint constrain restriction

Synonyms

tightness coarctation bottleneck chokepoint

Rhymes With

fiction non-fiction addiction conviction jurisdiction prediction restriction friction depiction contradiction eviction nonfiction

Questions

How do you pronounce constriction?: The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈstɹɪk.ʃən/.
What does constriction mean?: The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts.
Where does constriction come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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