Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of, relating to, or of the nature of contraction.
- Causing or caused by contraction.
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- adjective of or related to
contraction
Etymologies
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Examples
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There are two well exhibited main features of the structural geology of the site, east-west trending extensional faults (the Abbotsbury-Ridgeway Fault and the Purbeck Fault), that have undergone contractional reactivation.
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It would seem that the rotation of the planet in the retrograde direction must have accelerated under the contractional cause, rather than have decreased and reversed in direction under an excessively feeble tidal cause.
Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 Anonymous
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It would seem that the rotation of the planet in the retrograde direction must have accelerated under the contractional cause, rather than have decreased and reversed in direction under an excessively feeble tidal cause.
The Scientific Monthly, October-December 1915 Scientific Monthly 1915
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Survey, wrote an able paper criticizing my theory of mountain formation and especially combating every form of the so-called "contractional theory."
Documenting the American South: The Southern Experience in 19-th Century America 1903
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HSBC's China flash purchasing managers index showed the longest contractional streak since 2009 in a worrying sign for the world economy, which has looked to China as a rare source of expansion.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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On Friday, figures showed the country's manufacturing shrank for the third month in a row and had the longest contractional streak since 2009.
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HSBC's China flash purchasing managers index showed the longest contractional streak since 2009 in a worrying sign for the world economy, which has looked to China as a rare source of expansion.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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HSBC's China flash purchasing managers index showed the longest contractional streak since 2009 in a worrying sign for the world economy, which has looked to China as a rare source of expansion.
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HSBC's China flash purchasing managers index showed the longest contractional streak since 2009 in a worrying sign for the world economy, which has looked to China as a rare source of expansion.
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HSBC's China flash purchasing managers index showed the longest contractional streak since 2009 in a worrying sign for the world economy, which has looked to China as a rare source of expansion.
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