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constrict
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin c?nstrictus (“compressed, contracted”), past participle of c?nstring? (“to draw or bind together; to compress”). Doublet of constrain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?n?st??kt/
- Rhymes: -?kt
Verb
constrict (third-person singular simple present constricts, present participle constricting, simple past and past participle constricted)
- (transitive, intransitive) To narrow, especially by application of pressure.
- (of a snake) To coil around (prey) in order to asphyxiate it.
- (figuratively) To limit or restrict.
- Synonym: inhibit
Related terms
Translations
References
- “constrict”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “constrict”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
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constrictor
English
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin c?nstrictor, or from constrict +? -or.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k?n?st??k.t?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /k?n?st??k.t?/
- Rhymes: -?kt?(?)
Noun
constrictor (plural constrictors or constrictores)
- That which constricts or tightens:
- (anatomy) A muscle whose contraction narrows a vessel or passage or compresses an organ.
- Hyponyms: bronchoconstrictor, vasoconstrictor
- (anatomy) Each of the muscles which constrict the pharynx; ellipsis of pharyngeal constrictor.
- Ellipsis of boa constrictor: a python or similar snake that kills by constriction.
- (anatomy) A muscle whose contraction narrows a vessel or passage or compresses an organ.
Derived terms
- bronchoconstrictor
- constrictor knot
- vasoconstrictor
Translations
References
- “constrictor”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “constrictor”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
Latin
Etymology
From c?nstring? (“to draw or bind together; to compress”) +? -tor (“-er, -or”).
Pronunciation
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kon?strik.tor/, [k?n?st??ikt??r]
Noun
c?nstrictor m (genitive c?nstrict?ris); third declension (New Latin)
- That which constricts; constrictor.
Inflection
Third-declension noun.
Descendants
- ? English: constrictor
- French: constricteur
- Italian: costrittore
- Spanish: constrictor
Romanian
Etymology
From French constricteur.
Adjective
constrictor m or n (feminine singular constrictoare, masculine plural constrictori, feminine and neuter plural constrictoare)
- constrictor
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
Formed from the root of Latin constrictus, with the suffix -or; equivalent to New Latin constrictor.
Adjective
constrictor (feminine constrictora, masculine plural constrictores, feminine plural constrictoras)
- constricting
Related terms
- constricción
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