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contraction

decrease in physical volume
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contraction

Summary

contraction is a physical phenomenon[1]. contraction is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • contraction's instance of is recorded as physical phenomenon[3].
  • contraction is a type of reduction[4].
  • contraction is a type of deformation[5].
  • contraction is the opposite of expansion[6].
  • contraction's equivalent class is recorded as http://www.hozo.jp/owl/YAMATO20210808.miz.owl#shrink[7].
  • contraction's different from is recorded as muscle contraction[8].
  • contraction's different from is recorded as compression[9].

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Definition and Type

contraction's instance of is recorded as physical phenomenon[3]. Recorded subclass of include reduction[4] and deformation[5]. contraction is the opposite of expansion[6].

Why It Matters

contraction is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → http://www.hozo.jp/owl/YAMATO20210808.miz.owl#shrink
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id → kontraksjon_-_fysikk
    Instance of → physical phenomenon
    Subclass of → reduction, deformation
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: http://www.hozo.jp/owl/YAMATO20210808.miz.owl#shrink"
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