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hypercontraction

hypercontraction noun: excessive contraction.

Noun

hypercontraction (countable and uncountable, plural hypercontractions)

  1. excessive contraction

Forms of hypercontraction

pluralhypercontractions

Origin of hypercontraction

From hyper- + contraction.

Questions about hypercontraction

What does hypercontraction mean?
Hypercontraction means excessive contraction.
What part of speech is hypercontraction?
Hypercontraction is a noun.
What is the plural of hypercontraction?
The plural of hypercontraction is hypercontractions.

Words near hypercontraction in the dictionary

  1. hypercontinuum
  2. hypercontract
  3. hypercontracted
  4. hypercontractile
  5. hypercontractility
  6. hypercontraction
  7. hypercontractions
  8. hypercontractive
  9. hypercontractivity
  10. hypercontracture
  11. hypercontractures

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