Contractibility

/ˌkɒntræktɪˈbɪləti/ noun

Definition

The quality of being able to contract or be contracted; the degree to which something can shrink or be reduced.

Etymology

From 'contractible' (able to contract) + '-ity' (quality of). This technical term is used in physiology, physics, and contract law to describe the capacity for contraction.

Kelly Says

The contractibility of cardiac muscle is what separates life from death—when your heart loses the ability to contract properly, it's a medical emergency!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማግገር ችሎታ
ma-gge-ger chi-lo-ta
ARالعربية
قدرة على الانكماش
qadar-at ala al-inkamash
BNবাংলা
সংকুচন ক্ষমতা
song-ku-chon ksha-mata
CACatalà
contractibilitat
kon-trak-ti-bi-li-tat
CSČeština
schrumplavost
schrump-la-vost
DADansk
kontraktionsdygtig
kon-trak-shons-dyg-tig
DEDeutsch
Kontrahierbarkeit
kon-tra-kye-r-ba-r-keit
ELΕλληνικά
ικανότητα συμπίεσης
i-ka-no-ti-ta sy-m-pee-se-s
ESEspañol
capacidad de contraerse
ka-pa-si-dad de kon-tra-er-se
FAفارسی
توان انقباض
toan-e en-qab-ad
FISuomi
supistumisen kyky
su-pis-tu-mi-sen ky-ky
FRFrançais
contractilité
kon-trak-ti-li-te
GUGU
સંકોચન ક્ષમતા
san-koch-an ksha-mata
HAHA
saura
sau-ra
HEעברית
יכולת להתכווץ
y-cho-let le-hit-khoo-tzot
HIहिन्दी
संकुचन क्षमता
san-ku-chan ksha-mata
HUMagyar
összehúzódási képesség
osszeh-hoo-zod-a-si kep-es-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
kesediaan berkontraksi
ke-se-dia-an ber-kon-traksi
IGIG
ike ikpe
ike ik-pe
ITItaliano
contraibilità
kon-tra-bi-li-ta
JA日本語
収縮性
しゅうそくせい
KKKK
жақсы
jaq-sy
KMKM
សារមន្ត
sa-ra-mon-t
KO한국어
수축 가능성
suchuk ganeongseong
MRMR
संकुचन क्षमता
san-ku-chan ksha-mata
MSBahasa Melayu
keupayaan untuk berkontraksi
ke-u-pa-ya-an untuk ber-kon-traksi
MYမြန်မာ
ကျဉ်းလျော့ နေရာ
kyin-lyaw-ne-ya
NLNederlands
contractiliteit
kon-trak-ti-li-teit
NONorsk
kontraktionsdyktighet
kon-trak-shons-dyk-tighet
PAPA
ਕੁMCP
ku-MCP
PLPolski
skrócalność
skro-ka-l-nosc
PTPortuguês
capacidade de contrair
ka-pa-si-dad de kon-tra-ir
RORomână
capacitate de contracție
ka-pa-si-ta-te de kon-trah-thee-e
RUРусский
способность сокращаться
spo-so-b-nost so-kra-scha-tsya
SVSvenska
kontraktionsförmåga
kon-trak-shons-form-a-ga
SWKiswahili
uwezo wa kupunguka
u-we-zo wa ku-pu-ngu-ka
TAதமிழ்
குறுகும் திறன்
kurukkum thi-ren
TEతెలుగు
సాంద్రత
saandratha
THไทย
ความสามารถในการหด
kwan-sam-a-rat-in-da-ran-hot
TLTL
kakayahang mag-ikli
ka-ka-ya-hang mag-ik-li
TRTürkçe
sıkışma eğilimi
si-kis-ma e-gile-mi
UKУкраїнська
здатність скорочуватися
zdat-nist skor-ochu-vat-sya
URاردو
کمز
kamz
VITiếng Việt
khả năng co ngắn
kha-na-ng co ngan
YOYO
ṣeṣe
she-she
ZH中文
收缩能力
shōu suō nénglì
ZUZU
ukuse
u-ku-se

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