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contractility

contractility noun: the condition of being able to contract or shrink (used especially of muscles).

Noun

contractility (countable and uncountable, plural contractilities)

  1. The condition of being able to contract or shrink (used especially of muscles).
  2. The extent to which something contracts or shrinks.
  3. The performance of cardiac muscle.

contractility meaning in Tamil

contractility in Tamil

ஒடுங்கு திறன், சுருங்கு திறன், சுருங்குதன்மை

Forms of contractility

pluralcontractilities

Words formed from contractility

Questions about contractility

What does contractility mean?
Contractility means the condition of being able to contract or shrink (used especially of muscles).
What is contractility in Tamil?
Contractility in Tamil is ஒடுங்கு திறன், சுருங்கு திறன், சுருங்குதன்மை. See Contractility meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is contractility?
Contractility is a noun.
What is the plural of contractility?
The plural of contractility is contractilities.

Words near contractility in the dictionary

  1. contractibly
  2. contractile
  3. contractile vacuole
  4. contractile vacuoles
  5. contractilities
  6. contractility
  7. contracting
  8. contracting out
  9. contracting out of
  10. contractings
  11. contraction

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Adapted from Wiktionary: contractility (page history and authors); contractility (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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