constriction
(noun) the action or process of compressing
constriction, tightness
(noun) a tight feeling in some part of the body; “he felt a constriction in her chest”; “she felt an alarming tightness in her chest”; “emotion caused a constriction of his throat”
constriction, coarctation
(noun) tight or narrow compression
constriction, bottleneck, chokepoint
(noun) a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
constriction (countable and uncountable, plural constrictions)
The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts.
A narrow part of something; a stricture.
A compression.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*stric"tion, n. Etym: [L. constrictio: cf. F. constriction.]
1. The act of constricting by means of some inherent power or by movement or change in the thing itself, as distinguished from compression.
2. The state of being constricted; the point where a thing is constricted; a narrowing or binding. A constriction of the parts inservient to speech. Grew.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 November 2024
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
