Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

muscular contraction

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: mus-cu-lar -con-trac-tion
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)

Synonyms

contraction muscle contraction

Questions

What does muscular contraction mean?: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)

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