constriction
constriction Lexical Profile
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• noun
The action of making something narrower or tighter by pressure, or the state of being narrowed, compressed, or tightened.
"The sudden constriction of the blood vessels caused a sharp rise in the patient's blood pressure."
A place or part where a passage, tube, or channel becomes narrower or is obstructed; a bottleneck.
"Engineers identified a severe constriction in the main water pipe that was reducing flow to the upper floors."
Something that severely limits, restricts, or inhibits freedom of action, growth, or expression.
"Many artists chafed against the strict constrictions imposed by the studio's commercial guidelines."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin constrictio ('a binding together or narrowing'), from the verb constringere, formed from com- ('together') and stringere ('to draw tight or bind').