How to pronounce "contraction"

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why does the feeling of time

why does the feeling of time distort depending on the situation our

distort depending on the situation our

distort depending on the situation our level of focus our emotional state it

level of focus our emotional state it

level of focus our emotional state it turns out that there are sensory neurons

turns out that there are sensory neurons

turns out that there are sensory neurons in our heart that fire signals to our

in our heart that fire signals to our

in our heart that fire signals to our brain to inform it about the state of

brain to inform it about the state of

brain to inform it about the state of the body but they fire only at the time

the body but they fire only at the time

the body but they fire only at the time when the heart contracts and they remain

when the heart contracts and they remain

when the heart contracts and they remain silent when the heart is relaxed so the

silent when the heart is relaxed so the

silent when the heart is relaxed so the brain and the heart are in a const

brain and the heart are in a const

brain and the heart are in a const rhythmic dance Every Beat makes the

rhythmic dance Every Beat makes the

rhythmic dance Every Beat makes the brain step into an active mode priming

brain step into an active mode priming

brain step into an active mode priming us for action and between the beats the

us for action and between the beats the

us for action and between the beats the brain steps back into perceptual mode

brain steps back into perceptual mode

brain steps back into perceptual mode priming us to take in information what

priming us to take in information what

priming us to take in information what we found was that stimuli that occurred

we found was that stimuli that occurred

we found was that stimuli that occurred during heart's contraction were

during heart's contraction were

during heart's contraction were perceived to last shorter than stimuli

perceived to last shorter than stimuli

perceived to last shorter than stimuli that occurred between the Beats when the

that occurred between the Beats when the

that occurred between the Beats when the heart was relaxed what this means is

heart was relaxed what this means is

heart was relaxed what this means is that the momentary state of the heart

that the momentary state of the heart

that the momentary state of the heart cost time to contract and expand within

cost time to contract and expand within

cost time to contract and expand within each heartbeat it shows that perception

each heartbeat it shows that perception

each heartbeat it shows that perception of time is an embodied experience it

of time is an embodied experience it

of time is an embodied experience it might be constructed in the brain but it

might be constructed in the brain but it

might be constructed in the brain but it is molded by the body maybe that slowing

is molded by the body maybe that slowing

is molded by the body maybe that slowing of time you feel when you're bored is

of time you feel when you're bored is

of time you feel when you're bored is there to actually expand your perception

there to actually expand your perception

there to actually expand your perception and allow your mind to wonderand to

and allow your mind to wonderand to

and allow your mind to wonderand to something new

Phonetic Breakdown of "contraction"

Learn how to break down "contraction" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.

con-trac-tion

3 syllables

Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:

/kɒnˈtɹæk.ʃən/

/kənˈtɹæk.ʃən/

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IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:

K AH0 N T R AE1 K SH AH0 N

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Definition of "contraction"

Pronunciation: /kɒnˈtɹæk.ʃən/

Noun

A reversible reduction in size.
A period of economic decline or negative growth.

Example: "The country's economic contraction was caused by high oil prices."
A shortening of a muscle when it is used.
A strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth.
A process whereby one or more sounds of a free morpheme (a word) are lost or reduced, such that it becomes a bound morpheme (a clitic) that attaches phonologically to an adjacent word.

Example: "In English didn't, that's, and wanna, the endings -n't, -'s, and -a arose by contraction."
(English orthography) A word with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe, usually resulting from the above process.

Example: ""Don't" is a contraction of "do not.""
A shorthand symbol indicating an omission for the purpose of brevity.
The process of contracting a disease.

Example: "the contraction of malaria"
Syncope, the loss of sounds from within a word.
The acquisition of something, generally negative.

Example: "Our contraction of debt in this quarter has reduced our ability to attract investors."
A distinct stage of wound healing, wherein the wound edges are gradually pulled together.