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OPENING CONTRACTION

\ˈə͡ʊpənɪŋ kəntɹˈakʃən], \ˈə‍ʊpənɪŋ kəntɹˈakʃən], \ˈəʊ_p_ə_n_ɪ_ŋ k_ə_n_t_ɹ_ˈa_k_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of OPENING CONTRACTION

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary

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Muscular contraction produced by opening or breaking the circuit.
A muscular contraction made on breaking the electric circuit.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

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